13.9% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wright · State Electorate
Community Participation in Wright
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define Wright, where 30.1% of people look after children without pay. While the area is heavily involved in family and home care, its volunteer rates have dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is well below the South Australian average and reflects a 1.6 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing care—a figure that rose 2.2 points since 2011. This is much higher than most areas, alongside 22.2% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.8% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 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.
30.1% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population. This is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.4%
Higher than 66% 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 Wright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40047/wright/topic/community