21.7% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5280, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5280, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to others in postcode 5280 than in most parts of the country. While 21.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure, this is a drop from 28.2% back in 2011. It is a place where people are more likely to help out in their community and look after their own.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.7% of people helping out. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%, though the rate has fallen by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do a fair bit of unpaid work at home, with 25.8% spending 15 or more hours on housework, well above the national figure. However, those caring for children unpaid are well below the Australian average at 22.9%.
14.0% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.3%, this is about the same as the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
3.3%
Higher 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 5280, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5280/5280-sa/topic/community