19.0% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adelaide · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Adelaide
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Adelaide volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community spirit is high, the city sees far fewer people providing unpaid care for children or the elderly compared to other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19% of people in Adelaide volunteer, a figure that is a little above the South Australian average but has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas, with only 7.9% of people providing care and 11.9% caring for children, both of which are far below the national figures.
7.9% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.9% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.6% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
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.
Defence service is less common in Adelaide than in most other areas, with 2.2% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.2%
Lower than 74% 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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40070/adelaide/topic/community