13.1% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Makin · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Makin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Makin than in the rest of South Australia, though other forms of community support remain strong. While only 13.1% of residents volunteer, a higher than usual share of the population provides unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.1% of people volunteer here, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This is a decline from 2011, when volunteering sat at 15.6%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 27.9% of people caring for children, a rate higher than most areas. About 12.8% provide other unpaid care, which has rose slightly since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is more common here than in most areas, with 3.4% of the population having served. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.4%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate 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 Makin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED407/makin/topic/community