26.5% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Penola · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Penola
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Penola volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This highlights a strong culture of community contribution, even though the rate has dipped slightly since 2011. Other forms of participation, such as unpaid care and military service, are generally lower or more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.5% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This is down from 28.0% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common at 25.7%, which is about the same as the national figure. While 24.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework—well above the national average—those providing other unpaid care are much fewer than in most areas.
10.7% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the South Australian figure.
2.5%
Lower than 78% 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 Penola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415034/penola/topic/community