21.1% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5069, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5069, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 5069 are volunteers, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This strong level of community involvement stands out, as the local rate of 21.1% is well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 21.1% of residents volunteer, this is 7 percentage points higher than the national average, though the rate has fallen from 23.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much more common here than in most areas, with 14.7% of people providing this support. Meanwhile, those caring for children (26.2%) or doing 15 or more hours of housework (20.9%) are at about the same levels as the rest of the state.
14.7% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
About 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 58% 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 5069, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5069/5069-sa/topic/community