34.4% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5415, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5415, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap in volunteer rates defines postcode 5415, where over a third of people give their time to others. This community is far more active in unpaid work than the rest of the state and country, though the number of volunteers has dropped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 34.4% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major part of life for 32.5% of residents, a figure far above the South Australian average. Meanwhile, 12.4% provide unpaid care and 24.9% look after children unpaid, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
12.4% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.5% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 32.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 5415, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5415/5415-sa/topic/community