17.2% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5340, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5340, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About the same as most similar areas, postcode 5340 shows a mix of community effort and a decline in unpaid care. While 17.2% of people volunteer, the proportion of residents providing unpaid care for children has fallen significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than across Australia, with 17.2% of people helping out. However, this is a drop from 2011, when the figure was 23.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most other areas, with only 20.5% caring for children, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, 22.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, slightly above the state and national rates.
10.7% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is roughly the same as both the state and national averages.
3.0%
Higher than 52% 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 5340, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5340/5340-sa/topic/community