17.8% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adelaide · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Adelaide
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Adelaide have stayed steady since 2011, but more people are now providing unpaid care. While about 17.8% of residents give their time to volunteering, the area has far fewer people performing unpaid childcare and housework than the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of people in Adelaide volunteer, which is higher than in most other areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has barely changed over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere; only 10.4% of people care for children unpaid and 10.4% do over 15 hours of housework. Both figures are far below the South Australian and national averages, though they have risen slightly since 2011.
7.1% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.4% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.4% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
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.
Only 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the state average of 3.2%.
1.8%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401011001/adelaide/topic/community