13.3% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5724, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5724, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering and unpaid care mark postcode 5724 compared to most other areas. While a small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, very few people here provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.3% of people volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This is a slight increase from 2011, when only 10.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very rare here, with 0.0% of people providing care—far below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, the 22.7% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -54.2%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▲ +107.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 slightly higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force here, at 4.4%. This is a little above the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
4.4%
Higher than 83% 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 5724, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5724/5724-sa/topic/community