28.5% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Smoky Bay · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Smoky Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Smoky Bay volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community contribution defines the area, even though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011. Most residents are actively involved in helping others or maintaining their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 28.5% of residents volunteer, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. However, this participation has fallen by 8.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 32.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 25.0% care for children unpaid, and 10.4% provide other unpaid care, though this last group is much lower than most areas.
10.4% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.6% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 32.6%
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 uncommon here, with only 2.1% of people having served in the force. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
2.1%
Lower than 86% 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 Smoky Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422047/smoky-bay/topic/community