29.3% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5151, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5151, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 5151 volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement defines the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.3% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and 15 points above the Australian figure. This rate has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.1% of people providing support—well above the national figure. This includes 29.0% who care for children unpaid, though the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework has fallen since 2011.
15.1% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 service is around the middle for its level, with 2.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 5151, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5151/5151-sa/topic/community