14.9% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5037, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5037, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 18% of people in postcode 5037 spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework, a figure well below the state average. This area generally sees lower levels of community and family-based unpaid work than most other parts of the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the South Australian average of 17%. This is a slight drop from 2011, when the rate was 15.7%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 23% of people caring for children unpaid. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, while the number of people providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 11.6% since 2011.
11.6% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.3%. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 68% 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 5037, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5037/5037-sa/topic/community