27.3% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5137, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5137, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 5137 have stepped back from volunteering since 2011, though the area remains remarkably active. While volunteer rates have dipped, the community is still far more likely to give their time than most other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.3% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. Despite this high standing, the share of volunteers fell 5.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 30.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—well above the 20.7% national average. While those caring for children fell slightly since 2011, the number of people providing other unpaid care rose 4.7 percentage points to reach 20.1%.
20.1% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 30.7%
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 veterans are more common in this area than in most other places. Around 4.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 84% 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 5137, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5137/5137-sa/topic/community