12.9% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5074, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5074, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly one quarter of people in postcode 5074 provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While childcare roles are steady, other forms of volunteering and unpaid care have seen a slight decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of people volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This rate has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 25.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure about the same as the national average. Other forms of support are less common, with only 11.8% providing unpaid care and 20.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.8% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 people in the area have served in the Defence Force, at 2.0%. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
2.0%
Lower than 74% 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 5074, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5074/5074-sa/topic/community