26.9% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willunga South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Willunga South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines Willunga South, where 26.9% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, making it one of the most active areas for community work in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.9% of residents giving their time. This is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people handle unpaid duties here than in most areas, including 34.1% who care for children and 27.1% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Unpaid care for others is also a little above the national figure at 14.2%.
14.2% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Willunga South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41612/willunga-south/topic/community