27.6% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5374, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5374, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of helping others defines life in postcode 5374, where 27.6% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure and shows a community that leans heavily on local contribution, despite a slight dip in numbers since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 28% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the 17% seen across South Australia and 14.1% nationally. This rate has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 14.9% of people provide care and 26.3% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are much higher than most areas. In contrast, the 22.9% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure.
14.9% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most other areas. About 5.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
5.2%
Higher than 89% 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 5374, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5374/5374-sa/topic/community