20.3% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waikerie · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Waikerie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Waikerie volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out as a key part of daily life, even though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.3% of residents volunteer, a rate that is higher than most areas and well above the 17% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much fewer people here provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, at 19.1%. This is consistent with a lower number of people providing other types of unpaid care, which sits at 11.1%.
11.1% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
About 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 58% 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 Waikerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415045/waikerie/topic/community