27.0% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5607, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5607, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in postcode 5607 volunteer and provide unpaid care than in most similar areas. While 27% of residents give their time to volunteering, this is a drop from the 34.3% recorded in 2011. The area shows a strong pattern of home-based support and community contribution.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far above the national figure, with 27% of people helping out compared to 14.1% across Australia. This rate is much higher than most areas, though it has fallen by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here handle unpaid work at home than in most areas; 30% care for children and 28.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the state and national averages, while the 11.7% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the South Australian figure.
11.7% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
About 3.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 55% 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 5607, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5607/5607-sa/topic/community