11.5% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5109, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5109, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.5% of people in postcode 5109 volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. While formal volunteering has fallen since 2011, more residents are providing unpaid care to others. This creates a community where private care roles are more common than public volunteer work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%, and have dropped 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most areas, with 14.3% doing so. This includes 27.6% who care for children, a figure a little above the national average.
14.3% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 57% 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 5109, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5109/5109-sa/topic/community