20.2% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adelaide - Central and Hills · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Adelaide - Central and Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above national average of 20.2% of people volunteer in Adelaide - Central and Hills. This high level of community involvement stands out compared to the rest of the state and country. While unpaid care roles are common, the area is most notable for its strong volunteering rates.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.2% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is down 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.1% of people providing care and 26.6% caring for children. These figures are higher than most areas, though the number of people providing general unpaid care rose 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
13.1% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the South Australian figure of 3.2% and the national rate of 2.8%.
2.9%
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) 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 - Central and Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/401/adelaide-central-and-hills/topic/community