14.9% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5097, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5097, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 5097 involves a high number of people balancing work with unpaid family duties. While a small but significant 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, the area has seen a drop in people volunteering for community groups since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 14.9% since 2011, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 28.5% of people caring for children, which is higher than most areas. About 13.2% of residents provide general unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 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.
More people in postcode 5097 have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, with 3.6% of residents having served.
3.6%
Higher than 68% 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 5097, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5097/5097-sa/topic/community