13.8% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Seaton - Grange · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Seaton - Grange
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Around the middle of similar areas for community involvement, Seaton - Grange sees 13.8% of its residents volunteering. While this is about the same as the national figure, it is well below the South Australian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of people who volunteer fell slightly to 13.8% since 2011. This rate is around the middle for similar areas, though it remains well below the state average of 17%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with 13.4% of residents doing so. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid (24.5%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (20.2%) are both slightly below the state and national figures.
13.4% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 common in Seaton - Grange, with 2.7% of the population having served. This is about the same as both the South Australian and national figures.
2.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Seaton - Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404011095/seaton-grange/topic/community