12.9% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5008, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5008, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in postcode 5008 than in most other areas, with only 12.9% of residents doing so. This low level of community activity is mirrored in unpaid work, where the area falls well below state and national figures for childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here, with the 23.0% who care for children and the 17.8% doing significant housework both falling well below state figures. However, the 12.9% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the national average.
12.9% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
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.
Only 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the South Australian average.
1.9%
Lower than 76% 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 5008, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5008/5008-sa/topic/community