19.3% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5035, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5035, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 5035 volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit has remained steady since 2011. Other forms of unpaid work and service are more in line with state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little above the South Australian average and has barely changed over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care has risen to 12.7% since 2011. Meanwhile, the 18.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than in most other areas.
12.7% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 service is common among 2.8% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 54% 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 5035, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5035/5035-sa/topic/community