15.0% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Plympton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Plympton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one quarter of Plympton residents provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many locals help out at home and in the community, these rates are generally lower than in other similar parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people here volunteer their time, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 17%, and it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here than in most areas, with only 18.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. Similarly, those providing unpaid care or looking after children are a little below the state and national figures.
11.3% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 lower than in most areas, with 2.4% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.4%
Lower than 63% 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 Plympton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404031107/plympton/topic/community