12.2% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Enfield - Blair Athol · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Enfield - Blair Athol
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Enfield - Blair Athol engage in unpaid community and home work compared to other areas. Only 12.2% of residents volunteer their time, which is a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. At 12.2%, the rate is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and has dropped 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work at home is less frequent here, with only 17.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, a figure well below the national average. Similarly, those providing unpaid care (11.4%) and those caring for children (24.6%) are both lower than in most other areas.
11.4% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 uncommon in the area. Just 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
1.9%
Lower than 75% 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 Enfield - Blair Athol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402031036/enfield-blair-athol/topic/community