12.5% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northgate - Northfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Northgate - Northfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.5% of people in Northgate - Northfield volunteer, a figure well below the South Australian average. This area shows a lower level of community involvement compared to most other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates here are lower than most areas, sitting at 12.5% compared to 17.0% across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—which is a little above the national figure—those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing general unpaid care are much lower than in most other areas.
10.1% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
About 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for South Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 53% 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 Northgate - Northfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402031175/northgate-northfield/topic/community