23.6% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wirrina Cove · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wirrina Cove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one quarter of people in Wirrina Cove volunteer, making it a place where residents are far more active in community work than in the rest of the country. This high level of engagement is a standout feature of daily life, with 23.6% of the population giving their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 23.6%, the volunteer rate here is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the national average at 12.4%, while those providing other types of unpaid care are a little above the Australian figure at 14.0%. About 20.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is lower than most areas.
14.0% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.4% ▼ -50.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.0% of people having served in the Defence Force.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Wirrina Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41624/wirrina-cove/topic/community