23.6% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5495, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5495, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 10 percentage points more people volunteer in postcode 5495 than the national figure. This area shows a strong commitment to community and care, though the proportion of volunteers has dipped since 2011. Most residents are active in unpaid work, whether through official volunteering or looking after others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.6% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This is a drop from 2011, when 28.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the rest of the country, 28.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. This is much higher than most areas, alongside a little more than the national figure of 11.9% providing other unpaid care.
14.3% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.5% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 28.7%
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 4.2% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 78% 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 5495, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5495/5495-sa/topic/community