14.6% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodcroft · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Woodcroft
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most areas, 3.8% of Woodcroft residents have served in the Defence Force. While volunteering has dipped slightly over the last decade, the area sees a high level of unpaid care work. This includes a notable number of people looking after children and others in need.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people in Woodcroft volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a little below the South Australian average and reflects a 2.4 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.2% of people caring for children—a figure higher than most areas. While 21.1% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, the share of people providing general unpaid care has risen to 13.2%.
13.2% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
A stronger than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 3.8%, this is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Woodcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041089/woodcroft/topic/community