19.8% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5251, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5251, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 19.8% of people in postcode 5251 volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, though it has fallen from 23.9% since 2011. The region also shows a strong tendency toward unpaid family support and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is higher than most areas. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%, despite the rate falling by 4.1 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much higher than most areas at 31.0%, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other forms of unpaid work are more typical, with 12.6% of people providing general unpaid care, about the same as the rest of Australia.
12.6% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 75% 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 5251, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5251/5251-sa/topic/community