30.6% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5154, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5154, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 30.6% of people in postcode 5154 volunteer, a figure far above the national average. Residents here are very active in their community, contributing high levels of unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas, though the rate has fallen slightly by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 36.6% of people caring for children—far above the South Australian figure of 26.5%. This high level of care is consistent with the fact that 16.3% of residents provide unpaid care for others, which is well above the national average.
16.3% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.6% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 29.3%
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 3.7% of the population, which is higher than most other areas.
3.7%
Higher than 70% 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 5154, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5154/5154-sa/topic/community