17.4% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Highbury - Dernancourt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Highbury - Dernancourt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 30% of people in Highbury - Dernancourt provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most areas. This strong level of family support is mirrored in high rates of housework and general caregiving across the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 20.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 23.8% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Meanwhile, those providing general unpaid care rose to 14.1% since 2011, which is a little above the national figure.
14.1% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.0% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Highbury - Dernancourt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402051051/highbury-dernancourt/topic/community