24.1% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5172, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5172, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above national rate of volunteering marks postcode 5172 as a highly active community. Nearly a quarter of the population gives their time to help others, which is significantly higher than the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has dipped slightly by 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.0% of people caring for children—among the highest rates for any similar area. This is well above the 26.3% national figure, and 15.0% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care.
15.0% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
Around 3.4% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most similar areas and is about the same as the South Australian and national figures.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 5172, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5172/5172-sa/topic/community