32.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wokurna · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wokurna
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, making Wokurna a standout for community spirit. About 32.1% of residents give their time to help others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Wokurna, with 32.1% of people helping out. This is far above the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.0% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—those caring for children unpaid are at 21.4%, which is well below the Australian average.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Wokurna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41629/wokurna/topic/community