34.5% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5267, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5267, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in postcode 5267 volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community contribution defines the area, even though the proportion of volunteers fell 6.8 percentage points since 2011. While civic engagement is strong, other forms of unpaid care are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 34.5% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children and housework both fell since 2011, with 25.8% of people now caring for children. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care make up 8.9% of the population, which is much lower than most areas.
8.9% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the national 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 60% 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 5267, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5267/5267-sa/topic/community