29.2% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5136, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5136, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in postcode 5136 volunteer than in the rest of the country. Nearly 30% of residents give their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is also much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 29.2% of people helping out, though this is 6.5 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in the area, with 29.9% of people caring for children and another 29.9% doing at least 15 hours of housework. The number of people providing general unpaid care has also risen since 2011 to 16.2%, which is well above the national figure.
16.2% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
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 less common here than in most other areas, with only 1.9% of residents having served.
1.9%
Lower than 77% 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 5136, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5136/5136-sa/topic/community