10.1% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Spence · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Spence
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 10.1% of people in Spence volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. While formal volunteering has fallen since 2011, more residents are involved in unpaid care for children and other people.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas, falling 2.3 points since 2011 to reach 10.1%. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 28.1% of people caring for children, which is a little above the national figure. This sits alongside a much higher than usual 13.3% of residents providing other types of unpaid care.
13.3% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.1% of residents having served.
4.1%
Higher than 85% 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 Spence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED409/spence/topic/community