14.5% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whyalla · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Whyalla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop of 4.9 percentage points in volunteering since 2011 marks a shifting trend in Whyalla. While 14.5% of people still volunteer, this is lower than in most similar areas. Overall, community involvement and unpaid care in the city track closely with state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has declined in Whyalla, falling from 19.4% in 2011 to 14.5% in 2021. This current rate is a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%, but remains about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.3% of people providing care, a figure that rose 2 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid fell to 25.1%, which is slightly below the national figure.
13.3% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Defence service is much lower in Whyalla than in most similar areas. Only 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
2.1%
Lower than 85% of urban centre 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 Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL412004/whyalla/topic/community