30.3% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5308, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5308, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and care work mark the community in postcode 5308. About 30% of residents give their time to volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is paired with a high number of people performing unpaid housework and caring for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Roughly 30.3% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is much higher than most areas, although the rate has fallen slightly by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are very common here at 16%, which is well above the national average. While far fewer people care for children compared to most areas, a high 32.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
16.0% ▲ +46.7%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.8% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.8% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 32.8%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 5308, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5308/5308-sa/topic/community