17.4% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Payneham - Felixstow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Payneham - Felixstow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer here than in most similar areas, making Payneham - Felixstow a place where 17.4% of residents give their time to others. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure of 14.1% and has remained steady for over a decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of the community volunteers, which is higher than most other areas. This figure is about the same as the South Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.8% of people provide unpaid care—a rate higher than most similar areas—the proportions of people doing unpaid housework (19.7%) or caring for children (24.7%) are both lower than most other areas.
12.8% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.3%. This is lower than most similar areas and sits about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Payneham - Felixstow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401051018/payneham-felixstow/topic/community