15.4% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marion · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Marion
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A slightly higher share of people in Marion volunteer compared to the national average, though this is lower than in the rest of South Australia. The area shows a strong trend of unpaid child care, with 27.2% of residents providing this support. Overall, community involvement here aligns closely with both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people in Marion volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. However, this is a little below the South Australian average and has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is common here, with 27.2% of residents providing this support, a figure higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.6% of people provide other forms of unpaid care, and 20.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.6% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 typical for the region, with 2.9% of residents having served. This is about the same as the South Australian figure of 3.2% and the national average of 2.8%.
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 Marion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40302/marion/topic/community