15.4% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willaston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Willaston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strikingly high 6% of people in Willaston have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure. Residents are also more likely to provide unpaid care for others than people in most other areas. These figures highlight a community with a strong history of service and family support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower here than in most areas, with 15.4% of people pitching in. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 17%, though it remains a little above the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in Willaston, as 14.4% of people provide this support, which is higher than most areas. This includes a little above the national figure of 26.3% caring for children unpaid.
14.4% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Service to country is very prominent here, with 6% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Willaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41600/willaston/topic/community