34.3% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5141, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5141, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 20 percentage point gap separates the volunteering rate in postcode 5141 from the national average. This area is a hub of community activity, where over a third of residents give their time to others. It is one of the most active places in the region for both volunteering and unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a third of people here volunteer, at 34.3%. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 33.2% caring for children and 16.8% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well above national figures. Additionally, 26.7% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a rate much higher than most areas.
16.8% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.2% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 5141, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5141/5141-sa/topic/community