22.8% —
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Strathalbyn · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Strathalbyn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Strathalbyn volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This community is highly active, with many residents spending their time helping others and managing a higher-than-usual amount of unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.8% of residents are volunteers, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People in Strathalbyn do more unpaid work than most, with 15% providing care and 25.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. About 27% provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
15.0% —
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% —
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% —
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
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.
A higher than usual 3.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 59% 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 Strathalbyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL414005/strathalbyn/topic/community