19.1% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stuart · State Electorate
Community Participation in Stuart
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Stuart volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. While this represents a strong level of community spirit, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 6.9 percentage points since 2011. This local engagement exists alongside distinct patterns in unpaid care and a typical rate of defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 26% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 22.4%, yet more people than usual spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Meanwhile, the share of people providing general unpaid care rose slightly since 2011 to 12.8%.
12.8% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
Around 3.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the South Australian and national averages.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40041/stuart/topic/community