19.5% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5558, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5558, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above national rate of volunteering marks the community in postcode 5558, where 19.5% of people give their time. While this is higher than most areas, the proportion of volunteers has actually fallen by 6.3 points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care and 26.5% doing over 15 hours of housework, both much higher than most areas. In contrast, the 17.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.3% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
More people in this area have served in the Defence Force compared to most other places, with a rate of 4.8% which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 87% 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 5558, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5558/5558-sa/topic/community