9.0% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5120, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5120, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 5120 are caring for children unpaid than in the past, while other forms of community work have dipped. While 30.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a figure well above the national average—only 9% of the population volunteers, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below both the South Australian and national rates and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 30.9% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework fell to 19.4%, and people providing general unpaid care dropped slightly to 11.4%.
11.4% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 5120, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5120/5120-sa/topic/community