20.3% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5202, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5202, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people in postcode 5202 contribute unpaid work and care than in the rest of the country. While 20.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure, the area is most notable for the high proportion of people providing unpaid care for children and others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people volunteer here, a rate well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This is higher than most similar areas, although the proportion of volunteers fell 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in postcode 5202, where 33.7% of people care for children unpaid, well above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of caregiving is seen alongside 16.0% of people providing other unpaid care and 26.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
16.0% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.7% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 52% 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 5202, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5202/5202-sa/topic/community