23.9% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5062, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5062, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 10 percentage points more people volunteer in postcode 5062 than the national average. This area shows a strong commitment to unpaid work and support, with high rates of volunteering and family care compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 23.9% of residents helping out. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are very common, as 30.8% of people provide unpaid childcare and 15.5% provide other unpaid care. Both figures are well above the national average, while 23.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
15.5% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 around the middle for its level, with 3.1% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.1%
Higher 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 5062, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5062/5062-sa/topic/community