13.6% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5161, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5161, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in postcode 5161 than in other similar areas. While 13.6% of residents give their time to others, this is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped since 2011, falling by 2.9 percentage points to 13.6%. This is much lower than most areas and sits well below the state average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more than the national figure of 26.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, at 28.5%. Meanwhile, 12.5% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.5% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.1% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 77% 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 5161, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5161/5161-sa/topic/community