40.2% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5272, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5272, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Some of the highest volunteer rates in the country are found in postcode 5272, where 40.2% of people give their time to help others. This is far above the national figure, although the number of volunteers has fallen by 10 points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 40.2% of the community volunteer, which is far above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.0% of people caring for children and 24.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national levels. However, the 10.0% of people providing general unpaid care is much lower than in most other areas.
10.0% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 2.0% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the state figure of 3.2%.
2.0%
Lower than 74% 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 5272, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5272/5272-sa/topic/community