28.3% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5555, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5555, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in local volunteering has been a key trend in postcode 5555 since 2011. Despite this drop, 28.3% of residents still volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This highlights a community that remains much more active in unpaid work than most other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages. However, this is a drop from 2011, when the volunteering rate was 34.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do heavy housework here than in most areas, with 27.4% spending 15 or more hours a week on it. In contrast, those providing unpaid care or looking after children are a little below the national figures.
10.6% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 3.9% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 73% 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 5555, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5555/5555-sa/topic/community