26.7% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5581, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5581, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 5581 spend their time volunteering, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, local involvement remains well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 26.7% of residents are volunteers, which is far above the Australian figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 34.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work varies here, with a far higher share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework (32.2%) than the national figure. Conversely, the 11.5% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the Australian rate of 26.3%.
12.1% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.5% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.2% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 32.2%
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.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.3%, this is a little above both the South Australian (3.2%) and national (2.8%) figures.
5.3%
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 5581, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5581/5581-sa/topic/community