32.1% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5138, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5138, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost double the national rate of volunteering is found in postcode 5138, where 32.1% of people give their time to others. This community is notably active in unpaid work and care, though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.1% of people here volunteer, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%. Despite this high standing, volunteering fell by 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 31.0% caring for children, both of which are well above national levels. Meanwhile, 12.9% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
12.9% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.7% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 56% 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 5138, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5138/5138-sa/topic/community