20.2% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5068, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5068, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 5068 volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.2% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 13% of people provide unpaid care and 25% care for children unpaid, both of which are about the same as state and national levels. This is alongside 21.4% of residents who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework.
13.0% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
About 2.7% of people here have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.7%
Lower than 57% 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 5068, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5068/5068-sa/topic/community