15.1% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5158, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5158, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in postcode 5158 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of family care is the most prominent feature of community involvement here. Other forms of participation, such as volunteering, are less common than in many other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has declined to 15.1% since 2011, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common at 32.5%, while 13.2% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, a rate that has risen slightly since 2011. Around 22.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is just above the national figure.
13.2% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
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, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.2%
Higher 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 5158, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5158/5158-sa/topic/community