30.9% ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5472, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5472, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in postcode 5472 volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Other forms of unpaid care and housework also play a significant role in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.9% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% national average. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 43.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 29.1% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 15.8% of people provide some form of unpaid care, the rate of those caring for children is far below the national average at 15.8%.
15.8% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.8% ▼ -49.5%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 29.1%
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 2.4% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 5472, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5472/5472-sa/topic/community