12.0% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adelaide - North · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Adelaide - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Adelaide - North are volunteering than they were in 2011. While 12% of residents now volunteer, this is well below the South Australian figure of 17%. The area still sees high levels of unpaid care, particularly for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011 to 12%. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 28% of people caring for children, which is much higher than most areas. While housework and childcare roles have dipped since 2011, the share of people providing other types of unpaid care rose to 12.9%.
12.9% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 69% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
A higher share of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.5%, this is about the same as the South Australian and national figures.
3.5%
Higher than 70% 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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/402/adelaide-north/topic/community