21.3% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5252, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5252, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 5252 contribute to their community and home through unpaid work than in most other similar areas. While 21.3% of residents volunteer, over 32% provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 21.3% of people giving their time. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%, although it has fallen 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, as 32.8% of people care for children and 25.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both well above the national average. Meanwhile, the share of people providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 13.7% since 2011.
13.7% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 4.3% of the population having served.
4.3%
Higher than 82% 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 5252, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5252/5252-sa/topic/community