12.0% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lewiston · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Lewiston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28.3% of people in Lewiston provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most similar areas. While many residents are active in the home and caregiving, others are less likely to volunteer than people across the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12% of residents volunteer here, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17%. This is a much lower rate than most similar areas and has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people take on unpaid roles, with 15.4% providing general unpaid care, a figure well above the national average. Similarly, 24.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above both state and national levels.
15.4% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.3%, this is a little above the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
4.3%
Higher than 67% 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 Lewiston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415019/lewiston/topic/community