12.0% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodville - Cheltenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Woodville - Cheltenham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer residents in Woodville - Cheltenham volunteer or perform unpaid care compared to most similar areas. Just 12% of the community volunteers, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This trend toward lower community participation is also seen in the low rates of unpaid housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 17%. This is a drop from 2011, when the rate was 13.2%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is a little below the national figure at 23.6%. Far fewer people here do 15 or more hours of housework compared to most areas, while those providing other unpaid care sit at 12.4%, about the same as the national average.
12.4% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas but about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Woodville - Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404011097/woodville-cheltenham/topic/community