13.8% ▼ -46.9%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hurtle Vale · State Electorate
Community Participation in Hurtle Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Hurtle Vale involves a high level of unpaid support, with 13.8% of people providing care for others. This is much higher than most areas and is coupled with a strong presence of former Defence Force members. While many residents help out at home, those volunteering for community groups have declined significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped sharply in Hurtle Vale, falling 12 points since 2011 to reach 13.8%. This figure is well below the South Australian average of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.7% of people caring for children and 21.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are higher than most areas, though the number of people providing general unpaid care has risen slightly since 2011 to 13.8%.
13.8% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
Former Defence Force members make up 3.9% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 75% of state electorate 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 Hurtle Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40023/hurtle-vale/topic/community