35.3% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5654, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5654, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in postcode 5654 have dropped 6.7 percentage points since 2011, yet they remain remarkably high. Over a third of the population still gives their time to help others, far exceeding the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 35.3%, the share of volunteers here is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.9% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 11.4% provide some form of unpaid care, a figure slightly below the state average that has risen since 2011.
11.4% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 3.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 5654, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5654/5654-sa/topic/community