29.2% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5576, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5576, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 5576 volunteer, making it a place where residents are far more likely to give their time to others than in most of Australia. While unpaid child care is less common here, many people take on significant roles in housework and general care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in this area, with 29.2% of people helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, although the rate fell 2.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 19.6% of people provide unpaid child care—well below the state figure of 26.5%—others take on more at home. About 30.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, and 14.2% provide unpaid care, which is much higher than in most areas.
14.2% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 30.5%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than elsewhere, with 5.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
5.2%
Higher than 89% 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 5576, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5576/5576-sa/topic/community