14.5% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sheidow Park - Trott Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sheidow Park - Trott Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 35% of people in Sheidow Park - Trott Park provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care defines the local community, while other forms of volunteering and service remain closer to typical state levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of residents volunteer, which is roughly the same as the national figure. This is slightly lower than the South Australian average and has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common here, with 22.2% of people doing over 15 hours of unpaid housework per week. While unpaid care for others rose to 12.8% since 2011, the very high rate of child care has remained steady at 35%.
12.8% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.0% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Sheidow Park - Trott Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403021063/sheidow-park-trott-park/topic/community