31.8% ▲ +511.6%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Streaky Bay · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Streaky Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 31.8% of people in Streaky Bay (L) volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas. It marks a sharp increase from 2011, when only 5.2% of residents volunteered.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31.8% of the population volunteers here, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This is one of the highest rates of volunteering found in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 25.1% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 11.9% provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
11.9% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -56.7%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▲ +408.1%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
Defence service is much lower here than in most areas, with 2.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 75% 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 Streaky Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421037/streaky-bay/topic/community