Agery · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Agery

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More people volunteer their time in Agery than in most similar areas. Around 21.2% of residents give their time to others, which is well above both the South Australian and national figures. This highlights a strong local commitment to unpaid work and community support.

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📍 Agery, Suburb / Locality

Where Agery sits — Volunteers

21.2%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Agery — higher than 64% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Agery21.2%
5558, SA 19.5%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 21.2% of people helping out. This is well above the 17.0% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.

21.2%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46.5%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid childcare is more frequent here than in most areas, at 28.8%. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care or doing over 15 hours of housework each week sit around the state and national figures.

12.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.5%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

28.8%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

21.2%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39.4%
  • 2021: 21.2%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian average of 3.2%.

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 Agery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40004/agery/topic/community