22.2% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5256, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5256, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High levels of community contribution mark postcode 5256, where volunteering and unpaid care are far more common than in most similar areas. While 22.2% of people volunteer, this is a drop from the 32.4% seen in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well above the national figure of 14.1%, with 22.2% of people in the area giving their time. This is also well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here; 17.0% of people provide such care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to most areas, 27.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average.
17.0% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 people in this area have served in the Defence Force compared to most other places. At 4.9%, this is a little above both the South Australian (3.2%) and national (2.8%) figures.
4.9%
Higher than 87% 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 5256, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5256/5256-sa/topic/community