12.0% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Albert Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Albert Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Albert Park has remained relatively steady, though volunteer rates are now quite low. Only 12% of residents volunteer their time, which is much lower than most similar areas. This suggests a local trend of lower formal community participation compared to both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 12% of people in Albert Park volunteer, a figure that is well below the South Australian rate of 17% and a little below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, those spending 15 or more hours a week on housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 19.3%.
12.1% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population, which is around the middle for similar areas and just a little below the state figure.
2.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality 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 Albert Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40006/albert-park/topic/community