14.7% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5047, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5047, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About a quarter of people in postcode 5047 provide unpaid child care, making it the most common form of community contribution here. Most residents follow state and national patterns in their care and service roles, though volunteer rates have dipped recently.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is slightly below the South Australian rate and has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 25.5%, which is about the same as the national figure. However, only 19.6% of people spend 15 or more hours on housework, a rate that is much lower than most areas.
12.4% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 51% 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 5047, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5047/5047-sa/topic/community