18.5% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5072, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5072, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in postcode 5072 provide unpaid childcare, marking it as the most common form of community contribution here. This level of family support is higher than most other areas, and it stands out as the defining feature of local community participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.3% of people providing care and 21.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework. The share of people caring for children has risen to 27.7%, which is higher than most areas.
13.3% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 2.1%, this is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the state figure of 3.2%.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 5072, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5072/5072-sa/topic/community