21.6% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5238, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5238, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 27.7% of people in postcode 5238 spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. This area sees a high level of community contribution through volunteering and military service. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.6% of people helping out, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This is a drop from 2011, when 25.4% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.6% of people provide unpaid care, only 18.1% look after children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This sits alongside a high rate of people doing significant unpaid housework.
13.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.1% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.9% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.9%
Higher than 87% 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 5238, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5238/5238-sa/topic/community