11.2% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5084, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5084, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in postcode 5084 engage in unpaid work or volunteering compared to the rest of South Australia. Only 11.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits well below the state average. This trend of lower participation extends across childcare and housework as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 11.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with only 21.9% of people caring for children and 16.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well below national figures. Meanwhile, those providing general unpaid care stand at 11.8%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
11.8% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
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.
Only 1.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the South Australian average of 3.2%.
1.4%
Lower than 86% 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 5084, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5084/5084-sa/topic/community