17.7% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5400, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5400, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid domestic work and military service set postcode 5400 apart from the rest of the country. While nearly 28% of people provide unpaid childcare, the area has a surprisingly low rate of other types of unpaid care. These figures show a community where home-based support is common, though volunteering has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.7% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the rate has fallen 2.7 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do unpaid work at home than in most areas, with 24.4% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. While 28% provide unpaid childcare, only 10.1% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
10.1% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 75% 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 5400, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5400/5400-sa/topic/community