15.2% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5540, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5540, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in postcode 5540 than in most similar areas. While 13.7% of residents provide this support, volunteering has dropped since 2011. This mix of community roles shows a shift in how people spend their spare time in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian figure. This is a drop of 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.7% of people providing support, which is higher than most areas. However, the number of people caring for children unpaid has fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011 to 23.3%, leaving it well below the state average.
13.7% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Around 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 56% 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 5540, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5540/5540-sa/topic/community