22.3% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5720, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5720, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 6.2 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 5720. Despite this fall, 22.3% of the community still volunteers, which is well above the national figure. The area also has a very high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in other areas, with only 9.6% providing unpaid care and 22.7% caring for children, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
9.6% ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 striking 12.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for any similar area and far above the Australian average of 2.8%.
12.9%
Higher than 99% 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 5720, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5720/5720-sa/topic/community