14.4% —
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adelaide Plains · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Adelaide Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Adelaide Plains provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas. This region sees strong levels of unpaid care and housework, though it has a lower rate of volunteering compared to similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 14.4% of people helping out. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 17%, but about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 23.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This trend is consistent with the fact that 13.6% of residents provide general unpaid care, a figure much higher than in most areas.
13.6% —
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% —
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% —
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
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 higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.5%
Higher than 69% 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 Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40150/adelaide-plains/topic/community