15.6% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan Reach · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Swan Reach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little above the national figure, 15.6% of people in Swan Reach volunteer their time. While community service is present, the area has seen a sharp drop in unpaid care and housework since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates have fallen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011. At 15.6%, the figure is lower than most similar areas and a little below the South Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas, with only 6.6% of people caring for children. This is far below the national figure and follows a steep 28 point drop since 2011.
6.3% ▼ -48.5%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.6% ▼ -81.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.9% ▼ -52.7%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.5% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above both the state and national figures.
5.5%
Higher than 84% 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 Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422053/swan-reach/topic/community