34.8% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5454, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5454, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community contribution mark postcode 5454 compared to most other areas. Around 35% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure. People here also take on more unpaid care and housework than is typical across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 34.8%, the share of people who volunteer is among the highest at this level, sitting far above the 14.1% national figure. This is down from 43.1% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.7% of people providing such support, a figure that rose since 2011. This is well above the national rate, and is consistent with more people doing unpaid housework (28.5%) and caring for children (30.8%).
18.7% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 28.5%
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.
A higher share of residents than most areas have served in the Defence Force, at 3.3%. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 5454, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5454/5454-sa/topic/community