9.2% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5107, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5107, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than one in ten people volunteer in postcode 5107, making it one of the least active areas for community work. While local volunteering has fallen, unpaid care for children remains a common part of daily life for many residents.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.2% of people here volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national average of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is more common here than in most areas, with 27.6% of people providing this support. This sits alongside a lower-than-usual 19.4% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework, while 12.7% provide other types of unpaid care.
12.7% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
About 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
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 5107, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5107/5107-sa/topic/community