27.0% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5240, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5240, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between postcode 5240 and the rest of the country, where 27% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. Local residents are much more likely to give their time to others than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27% of people helping out. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17% and has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do unpaid childcare (28.5%) and heavy housework (24.5%) than in most areas, though both figures have fallen since 2011. However, 10.8% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
10.8% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
About 2.9% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 5240, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5240/5240-sa/topic/community