Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Community Participation in Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A significantly higher rate of unpaid care separates Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills from other similar areas. While many residents provide essential support at home, those volunteering in the broader community have become less common over the last decade.

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📍 Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills sits — Volunteers

13.6% ▼ -18.2%
  • 5.0%–5.9%: 58 areas
  • 5.9%–6.8%: 52 areas
  • 6.8%–7.7%: 74 areas
  • 7.7%–8.6%: 86 areas
  • 8.6%–9.5%: 83 areas
  • 9.5%–10.4%: 103 areas
  • 10.4%–11.3%: 124 areas
  • 11.3%–12.1%: 144 areas
  • 12.1%–13.0%: 174 areas
  • 13.0%–13.9%: 180 areas
  • 13.9%–14.8%: 174 areas
  • 14.8%–15.7%: 152 areas
  • 15.7%–16.6%: 156 areas
  • 16.6%–17.5%: 135 areas
  • 17.5%–18.4%: 106 areas
  • 18.4%–19.3%: 106 areas
  • 19.3%–20.2%: 91 areas
  • 20.2%–21.1%: 79 areas
  • 21.1%–22.0%: 62 areas
  • 22.0%–22.9%: 52 areas
  • 22.9%–23.8%: 36 areas
  • 23.8%–24.6%: 38 areas
  • 24.6%–25.5%: 19 areas
  • 25.5%–26.4%: 21 areas
  • 26.4%–27.3%: 13 areas
  • 27.3%–28.2%: 14 areas
  • 28.2%–29.1%: 14 areas
  • 29.1%–30.0%: 37 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills — lower than 57% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills13.6%
5163, SA 11.8%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 13.6% of people volunteer here, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure, but well below the 17.0% seen across South Australia.

13.6% ▼ -18.2%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.6%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Care work is common here, with 13.8% of people providing unpaid care—a rate much higher than most areas. This includes 28.0% of residents caring for children unpaid and 22.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are higher than the national average.

13.8% ▲ +21.4%

Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

28.0% ▼ -12.7%

Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 32.1%
  • 2016: 30.8%
  • 2021: 28.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

22.2% ▼ -7.0%

Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 23.9%
  • 2016: 24.8%
  • 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.

People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.8% of the population. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.

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 Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041078/hackham-onkaparinga-hills/topic/community