15.4% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5126, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5126, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare than most similar areas define the community involvement in postcode 5126. While 32.2% of people provide unpaid care for children, overall volunteering has dipped slightly to 15.4%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are lower than in most other areas, falling 1.9 percentage points since 2011. The current figure of 15.4% is a little above the national average but slightly below the South Australian rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A striking 32.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above both the state and national figures. Other forms of unpaid work are more typical, with 13.1% providing general unpaid care and 22.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.1% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 3.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and matches the South Australian average.
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 5126, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5126/5126-sa/topic/community