13.1% ▼ -60.8%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lee · State Electorate
Community Participation in Lee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp 20 percentage point drop in volunteering since 2011 is the most striking change for Lee. Only 13.1% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17%. This reflects a broader decline in community participation across the area over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower here than in most other similar areas. At 13.1%, the rate is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a common part of life here, with 13.5% of people providing care, which is much higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is about the same as the national figure at 20.7%.
13.5% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
About 3.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Lee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40027/lee/topic/community