36.1% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stansbury · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Stansbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Stansbury volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas, though it has fallen slightly since 2011. The town shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and caring roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 36.1% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is one of the highest rates for its level, despite falling 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.3% of people providing care and 32.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are far above state and national figures. In contrast, the 19.4% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average.
18.3% ▲ +119.2%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.4% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 3.9%. This is about the same as the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
3.9%
Higher than 59% 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 Stansbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422052/stansbury/topic/community