27.5% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Arno Bay · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Arno Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Arno Bay than in the rest of the country, with 27.5% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong tendency to provide unpaid care and support for others at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.5% of people here volunteer, a figure far above the South Australian average of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen 4.7 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31.5% of people caring for children and 26.4% doing heavy housework, both well above national figures. However, only 9.6% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.6% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
Military service is more common in Arno Bay than in most places, with 5.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
5.5%
Higher than 84% 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 Arno Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422005/arno-bay/topic/community