28.3% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Vincent · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Port Vincent
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Port Vincent give their time to volunteering, which is far more than the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a key part of daily life here, though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.3% of residents volunteer, a rate that is far above both the state and national figures. This is among the highest levels for similar areas, despite a 5.7 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 30% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—very few residents provide unpaid childcare. Only 11.1% care for children, which is far below the national rate of 26.3%.
11.7% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.1% ▼ -53.7%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 30.0%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 5.9% of people having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Vincent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422045/port-vincent/topic/community