15.5% —
Higher than 71% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greater Adelaide · Capital City
Community Participation in Greater Adelaide
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Greater Adelaide involves a high level of unpaid support, with many residents providing care for others. While 15.5% of people volunteer, this is a drop from 19.5% five years ago. The region's focus on home and family is clear, as far more people handle unpaid care and housework here than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a little below the South Australian average and represents a fall of 4.0 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid support is common here, with 13.1% of people giving unpaid care—a figure that is a little above the national average. This is consistent with 27.1% of residents caring for children unpaid and 20.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are much higher than in most similar areas.
13.1% —
Higher than 86% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% —
Higher than 84% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% —
Higher than 75% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 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.
Around 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Lower than 52% of capital city 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 Greater Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4GADE/greater-adelaide/topic/community