13.3% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Valley View - Gilles Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Valley View - Gilles Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has shifted over the last decade in Valley View - Gilles Plains, where 13.3% of people now volunteer. This is lower than most similar areas and well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. Most other forms of community and home support remain typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the South Australian rate of 17.0% and lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are common here, with 26.6% of people caring for children and 12.4% providing other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the national figures.
12.4% —
Higher than 53% 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.
26.6% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% —
Lower than 58% 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 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is around the middle for similar areas and close to the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Valley View - Gilles Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402031176/valley-view-gilles-plains/topic/community