22.2% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Adelaide · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in North Adelaide
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in North Adelaide volunteer, which is well above the national rate. This high level of community spirit sits alongside a much lower tendency for residents to provide unpaid childcare or housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it has fallen by 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 15.8% of people caring for children and 9.9% providing general unpaid care. Similarly, the 15.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure.
9.9% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.8% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.0% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.4%
Higher than 64% 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 North Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401011002/north-adelaide/topic/community