12.5% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Reynell · State Electorate
Community Participation in Reynell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Reynell have stepped up to volunteer over the last decade, with the rate falling to 12.5%. While community service has dipped, a higher-than-usual number of residents provide unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 17%. This is a drop from 15.4% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher proportion of residents than most areas provide unpaid care, sitting at 13.6%. Meanwhile, about 27.1% care for children unpaid and 20.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, both figures being about the same as the national average.
13.6% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Force veterans make up 3.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 Reynell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40039/reynell/topic/community