31.1% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pinnaroo · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Pinnaroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have climbed steadily in Pinnaroo since 2011, while unpaid care roles have dropped sharply. Now, 31.1% of people volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a community that is becoming more active in formal volunteering even as home-based care needs decline.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer numbers are among the highest for similar areas, with 31.1% of residents helping out. This is far above both the South Australian figure of 17% and the national average, and it has risen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care has fallen across the board; those caring for children dropped 24 percentage points since 2011 to 17.1%, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, people providing other unpaid care or doing heavy housework are much lower than in most other areas.
8.6% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% ▼ -58.5%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Lower than 61% 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 Pinnaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421030/pinnaroo/topic/community