25.9% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5157, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5157, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26% of people in postcode 5157 volunteer their time, which is far more than the national figure. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work, whether through community service or supporting family members at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 25.9%. This is well above the South Australian rate of 17%, though it has fallen 4.4 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 29.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—a figure well above the national average. Similarly, the share of people caring for children (29.6%) and those providing other unpaid care (14.3%) are both higher than the state and national figures.
14.3% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 29.8%
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 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is roughly the same as the rates for both South Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 57% 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 5157, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5157/5157-sa/topic/community