24.3% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adelaide Hills · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Adelaide Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Adelaide Hills volunteer, a figure far above the national average. Residents here are more likely than most to give their time to the community or provide unpaid care. While some of these activities have declined since 2011, the area still shows a very high level of local involvement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 24.3%, volunteers in Adelaide Hills are among the highest in the country, though this is 3.8 percentage points lower than in 2011. This rate is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31.0% of people caring for children and 25.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures well above the national average. Additionally, the 14.0% of people providing unpaid care is much higher than in most areas.
14.0% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 3.8% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Adelaide Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40102/adelaide-hills/topic/community