28.4% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5153, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5153, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in postcode 5153 volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of the area, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 28.4%, volunteering in this area is much higher than most others, sitting far above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most areas, with 27.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This includes 28.5% caring for children, a figure that has fallen by 5.5 points since 2011.
13.6% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
3.0%
Higher than 51% 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 5153, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5153/5153-sa/topic/community