16.7% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5253, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5253, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual 13.6% of people in postcode 5253 provide unpaid care. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area remains more active in community support than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure but 4.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is more common here than in most areas, even though the share of people caring for children or doing heavy housework is lower than the state and national figures.
13.6% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 2.9% of people having served, a figure about the same as 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 5253, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5253/5253-sa/topic/community