28.6% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Aldgate - Stirling · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Aldgate - Stirling
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their community in Aldgate - Stirling than in most similar areas. Nearly 29% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of contribution extends to high rates of unpaid care and housework across the district.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.6% of the community volunteer, a rate far above both the state and national figures. While this remains among the highest levels for similar areas, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.6% of people caring for children and 28.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Additionally, the 15.1% of people providing other unpaid care is well above the Australian average.
15.1% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.6% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 areas, with 3.3% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.3%
Higher than 63% 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 Aldgate - Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021004/aldgate-stirling/topic/community