24.8% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Winkie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Winkie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of helping others has grown in Winkie, where nearly a quarter of the population now volunteer. This community is far more active in local support and unpaid work than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.8% of people giving their time. This is far above the Australian figure of 14.1% and well above the 17% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle a high load of unpaid work, with 30.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. Around 27.6% provide unpaid childcare, slightly more than the national average of 26.3%.
12.9% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 3.9% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Winkie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41618/winkie/topic/community