25.8% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Point Turton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Point Turton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Point Turton than in the rest of Australia. About 25.8% of residents give their time to help others, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2011. This strong spirit of giving defines the local community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.8% of people helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and well above South Australia's 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on unpaid roles, with 32.1% doing at least 15 hours of housework a week, which is far above the national figure. While 15.3% provide unpaid care, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national figures.
15.3% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
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.
About 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.5%
Lower than 51% 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 Point Turton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422041/point-turton/topic/community