15.2% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5046, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5046, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A slightly lower rate of volunteering than the state average marks the community participation profile for postcode 5046. While 15.2% of residents volunteer, this is a drop from 18.7% in 2011. The area generally aligns with national patterns for unpaid care and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in postcode 5046 have fallen by 3.4 points since 2011 to 15.2%. This figure is a little above the Australian average but sits a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure that has risen 3.1 points since 2011. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much lower than in most areas, at 19.2%.
11.8% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population. This is about the same as both the South Australian figure of 3.2% and the national average of 2.8%.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 5046, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5046/5046-sa/topic/community