16.9% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adelaide - South · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Adelaide - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents in Adelaide - South dedicate their time to helping others through unpaid work. This is especially true for family care and volunteering, with the area seeing more people in these roles than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is very common, with 28.6% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure much higher than in most areas. Unpaid care for others has also risen to 13.5%, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week fell slightly to 21.8%.
13.5% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 83% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 81% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.2% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/403/adelaide-south/topic/community