21.4% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5502, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5502, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have spent time volunteering in postcode 5502 since 2011, though it remains a community where 21.4% of residents give their time to others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While volunteering and child care roles have declined, unpaid care for others has stayed steady.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 21.4% of people helping out. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%, although it has fallen 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is higher than in most areas at 13.4%, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework (21.9%) are just above the national figure. Meanwhile, the share of people caring for children unpaid has fallen 6.0 percentage points since 2011 to 24.7%.
13.4% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
About 2.6% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 61% 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 5502, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5502/5502-sa/topic/community