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5611, SA · Postcode

Community Participation in 5611, SA

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A huge 26.4% of people in postcode 5611 volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This area stands out for its high levels of community contribution and service. It is a place where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than people in most other parts of the country.

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📍 5611, SA, Postcode

Where 5611, SA sits — Volunteers

26.4% —

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5611, SA — higher than 83% of areas.

5611, SA26.4%
Unincorporated SA 21.7%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 26.4% of residents helping out, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.

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26.4% —

Higher than 83% of postcode areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While only 8.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—overall unpaid care is very high. About 18.9% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is well above the 11.9% seen across Australia.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Defence service is much more common here than elsewhere, with 8.6% of people having served. This is well above the 3.2% for South Australia and the 2.8% national average.

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 5611, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5611/5611-sa/topic/community