17.2% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5045, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5045, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 5045 have taken on unpaid caring roles since 2011, though volunteering has dipped. About 17.2% of residents now volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering sits at 17.2%, which is about the same as the South Australian average. This is a small drop from 2011, when 18.5% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care work has increased, with 12.9% of people providing care and 23.8% caring for children. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are much lower than in most areas at 18.9%.
12.9% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, at 3.5%. This is slightly above both the South Australian and national figures.
3.5%
Higher than 66% 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 5045, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5045/5045-sa/topic/community