13.8% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adelaide - West · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Adelaide - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Adelaide - West provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out at home, the area has seen a slight dip in traditional volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and has fallen 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare (24.2%) and housework (19.0%) are both a little below national figures. In contrast, the share of people providing other unpaid care is higher than most areas at 12.9%, rising 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.7% of the population. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.7%
Lower than 60% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/404/adelaide-west/topic/community