5.1% ▼ -85.8%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Indulkana · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Indulkana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp rise in unpaid childcare has defined community life in Indulkana (L) since 2011. Over half the population now cares for children without pay, while volunteering has dropped significantly. This shift highlights a community where domestic and family responsibilities have become the primary focus of unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen steeply to just 5.1%, a figure that is now among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More than half of residents (56.1%) provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This reflects a broader trend toward unpaid care in the area, with 21.7% of people providing some form of unpaid care, though only 5.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
21.7% ▲ +253.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
56.1% ▲ +109.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
5.1% ▼ -83.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Indulkana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422022/indulkana/topic/community