16.0% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5024, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5024, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 5024 spend their time caring for children unpaid. While unpaid care is common, the area has seen a small drop in volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen slightly since 2011, though it remains a little above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is high here, with 14.2% of people providing care and 27.6% looking after children. This is higher than most areas, and the number of people providing general unpaid care has risen since 2011.
14.2% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.7%
Lower than 56% 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 5024, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5024/5024-sa/topic/community