15.5% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5083, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5083, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in postcode 5083 since 2011, while child care roles have grown. A striking 28.9% of the community now provides unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen 2.0 percentage points since 2011 to 15.5%. This is lower than most areas, though it remains a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is very common here, with 28.9% of people in this role, which is higher than both the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 13.0% of people provide other unpaid care, and 20.0% do more than 15 hours of housework a week.
13.0% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas and sits slightly below the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 5083, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5083/5083-sa/topic/community