36.9% —
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5432, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5432, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in postcode 5432 have dropped by 16 percentage points since 2016, yet they remain remarkably high. Even with this fall, more than a third of the population still gives their time to others, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 36.9% of people here volunteer, a rate far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is among the highest levels of community giving for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people are caring for children unpaid than in 2016, with 24.3% now doing so. Meanwhile, 25.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure.
9.9% —
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% —
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 strong 7.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is well above both the South Australian figure of 3.2% and the national rate of 2.8%.
7.5%
Higher than 99% 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 5432, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5432/5432-sa/topic/community