16.0% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5031, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5031, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A mix of high support and low childcare needs defines daily life in postcode 5031. While 14.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas, far fewer residents are tasked with unpaid childcare compared to the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people in the area volunteer, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is a little above the national average of 14.1% and about the same as the South Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few people here provide unpaid childcare (20.8%) or spend 15 or more hours on housework (17.4%), with both figures falling well below state and national levels. In contrast, the 14.2% of people providing unpaid care is much higher than in most areas and has risen since 2011.
14.2% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
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.
Only 1.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the figures for both South Australia and Australia, and much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 82% 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 5031, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5031/5031-sa/topic/community