9.4% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5112, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5112, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant gap in volunteering marks postcode 5112, where only 9.4% of people give their time, well below the national figure. While community service is low, there is a higher rate of people providing unpaid care compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for areas like this, with the 9.4% rate sitting well below both South Australia and Australia. This is a decline from 2011, when 12.6% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 23.8% of people caring for children is a little below the national figure, overall unpaid care is higher than most areas at 14.0%. This rose slightly since 2011, though the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 19.0%.
14.0% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 5112, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5112/5112-sa/topic/community