17.8% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5000, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5000, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in postcode 5000 than in the rest of the state. While nearly 18% of the population volunteers, those looking after children or doing heavy housework are much less common here than in other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of people volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and roughly the same as the South Australian average. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very low here; only 10.4% of people care for children and 10.4% do 15 or more hours of housework, both far below the state and national figures. Those providing other unpaid care are also well below the national average at 7.1%.
7.1% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.4% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.4% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.8%
Lower than 78% of postcode 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 5000, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5000/5000-sa/topic/community