14.5% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5087, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5087, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.4% of people in postcode 5087 provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is higher than most areas. This is the most common form of community contribution in the area, though other types of volunteering and unpaid work are less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 14.5% since 2011, which is lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 26.4% of residents helping out, while 12.3% provide other types of unpaid care. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are much less common here than in most areas, at 19.5%.
12.3% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 2.5%, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 62% 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 5087, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5087/5087-sa/topic/community