20.2% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5131, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5131, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are providing unpaid care in postcode 5131 than they were in 2011, though volunteering has dipped slightly. Local residents are very active in their community, with 20.2% volunteering and nearly 30% spending significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a slight drop from 23.1% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 16.7% of people providing care—a figure that rose 6.7 points since 2011. This is well above the national average, and 29.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
16.7% ▲ +67.6%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 29.5%
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 2.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 53% 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 5131, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5131/5131-sa/topic/community