28.6% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hindmarsh · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Hindmarsh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Hindmarsh than in the rest of the country. While 28.6% of residents give their time to help others, this is 15 percentage points above the national figure. This strong community spirit exists alongside a high rate of unpaid care and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.6% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This rate has fallen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011, but it remains far above the Victoria figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15% of people providing care—a figure well above the national average. This is seen in the 25.6% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though far fewer people (20.3%) provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state.
15.0% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
Military service is more common in Hindmarsh than in most areas. Around 4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) 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 Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22980/hindmarsh/topic/community