21.3% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Unley · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Unley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Unley volunteer their time, though this is down slightly from 2011. The area shows a strong commitment to community work, with volunteer rates well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.3% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a slight drop from 22.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people providing care, a figure that has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, 26.9% care for children and 20.9% do over 15 hours of housework, both of which are about the same as the national average.
13.5% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
Defence service is represented by 2.9% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Higher than 50% 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 Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40107/unley/topic/community