22.6% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5254, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5254, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their community in postcode 5254 than in most similar areas. Local residents are much more likely to volunteer and provide unpaid care than the average Australian. This high level of community contribution is seen across volunteering, housework, and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.6% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, as 28.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% national average. This is alongside a high 28.7% of residents providing unpaid childcare and 14.0% providing other types of unpaid care.
14.0% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.1% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 78% 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 5254, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5254/5254-sa/topic/community