12.3% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5098, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5098, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in postcode 5098 volunteer compared to most other areas. While 12.3% of people give their time to community groups, this is well below the South Australian figure. Other forms of community contribution, such as unpaid care and defence service, sit closer to state and national norms.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen 2.1 percentage points since 2011 and sits well below the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 26.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much lower than most areas at 19.7%, while general unpaid care is steady at 12.5%.
12.5% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 3.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as both the South Australian and national figures.
3.1%
Higher than 55% 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 5098, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5098/5098-sa/topic/community