13.3% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Augusta · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Port Augusta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Port Augusta engage in unpaid care and volunteering compared to the state average. Only 13.3% of residents volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This trend has declined significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 7.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.3%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits well below the state average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 11.1% of people providing care. This is consistent with lower rates of unpaid housework and childcare, both of which have fallen since 2011.
11.1% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 uncommon in Port Augusta, where 2.4% of people have served. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the national figure.
2.4%
Lower than 80% 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 Port Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413003/port-augusta/topic/community