9.4% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Playford · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Playford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant gap exists between Playford and the rest of the state in how people contribute their time, with volunteering rates well below the state average. While few residents volunteer, a high number of people provide unpaid care for children and others in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.4% of people in Playford volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People caring for children unpaid are much more common here than in most areas, at 28.9%. While more people are providing general unpaid care than in 2011, those spending 15 or more hours on housework have fallen to 19.7%.
13.4% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Force veterans make up 4.0% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 80% 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 Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45680/playford/topic/community