20.3% ▼ -48.5%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Victoria · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Port Victoria
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care define Port Victoria (L) compared to most similar areas. While 20.3% of people volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area also has a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people here volunteer, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%, though this has fallen 19 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.7% providing care and 27.8% doing significant housework—both well above the national figures. However, the 18.1% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.7% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.1% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 notably common here, with 7.1% of people having served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.1%
Higher than 92% 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 Port Victoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422044/port-victoria/topic/community