14.7% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5170, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5170, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of unpaid care than most other areas defines the community in postcode 5170. While 14.6% of people provide unpaid care, the local volunteering rate has dropped to 14.7% and is now lower than in most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen in the area, dropping 3.2 percentage points since 2011 to 14.7%. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%, though it remains about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of people providing care—a figure that rose 4.0 percentage points since 2011 and is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 27.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than in most other places.
14.6% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 5170, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5170/5170-sa/topic/community