33.7% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5603, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5603, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in postcode 5603 volunteer, which is far more than the national figure. This community is highly active in supporting others, with a very high rate of unpaid care and volunteering that has remained steady or grown over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.7% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 35.2% of people caring for children—a figure that rose 15 points since 2011 and is well above the national average. This goes along with higher than usual rates of people providing general unpaid care and doing 15 or more hours of housework a week.
13.4% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.2% ▲ +70.6%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
About 3.0% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 51% 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 5603, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5603/5603-sa/topic/community