29.2% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5510, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5510, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 5510 volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community shows a strong trend of giving time to others, though the rate of volunteering has dropped since 2011. It is a place where helping out is common, from local service to caring for family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.2% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. However, this rate has fallen by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is common here, with 29.2% of people doing so, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, the 9.0% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the state average.
9.0% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.4%
Higher than 82% 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 5510, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5510/5510-sa/topic/community