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%.

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📍 5161, SA, Postcode

Where 5161, SA sits — Volunteers

13.6% ▼ -17.6%
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 36 areas
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 51 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 68 areas
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 75 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 105 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 136 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 216 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 209 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 203 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 192 areas
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 185 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 174 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 149 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 142 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 98 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 92 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 60 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 68 areas
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 52 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 66 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 42 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 32 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 33 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 25 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 15 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 24 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 16 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 62 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5161, SA — lower than 75% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
5161, SA13.6%
Onkaparinga 15.0%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

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.

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.

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%.

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