22.0% —
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5455, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5455, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 5455 volunteer their time, creating a strong culture of giving back. This level of community spirit is well above the national figure, even though volunteering rates have dropped since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national average. This is a decline from 2016, when 31.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 26.8%, while almost no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a trend where unpaid housework and care roles have fallen since 2016.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% —
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% —
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
No residents in this area have served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower 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 5455, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5455/5455-sa/topic/community