8.7% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5108, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5108, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in postcode 5108 provide unpaid childcare, marking it as the most common form of community contribution here. While child care is a priority, other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are less common than in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.7% of people volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This is a decline from 2011, when 10.3% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common at 26.7%, which is higher than most areas, though 13.0% providing general unpaid care is about the same as the state. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.9%) are much lower than most areas.
13.0% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 5108, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5108/5108-sa/topic/community