13.3% ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5731, SA · Postcode
Community Participation in 5731, SA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people engage in community support and unpaid care in postcode 5731 compared to most other areas. Only 13.3% of residents volunteer, and rates of unpaid caregiving are among the lowest in the region. This reflects a broad decline in local community participation over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in postcode 5731 has dropped sharply, falling 13 points since 2011 to 13.3%. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here, with only 1.5% of people providing care and 9.9% doing over 15 hours of housework. These figures are far below the national averages and have all fallen since 2011, including child care, which dropped 12 points to 15.3%.
1.5% ▼ -77.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.3% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.9% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
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.
No residents in this area reported serving in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower 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 5731, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5731/5731-sa/topic/community