20.0% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Williamstown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Williamstown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average 20% of people volunteer in Williamstown (SA), showing a stronger commitment to community activity than most of the state. This trend extends to home life, where people are far more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five residents volunteers here, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 30.5% of people caring for children and 25.9% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above national figures. General unpaid care is provided by 12.8% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.8% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41602/williamstown/topic/community