30.6% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Aldgate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Aldgate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of residents in Aldgate volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen across the area, with residents also taking on much more unpaid care and housework than people in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.6% of people helping out. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, as 36.6% of people care for children unpaid, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This trend continues with housework and general care, both of which are well above state and national levels.
16.3% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.6% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.7% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Aldgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40008/aldgate/topic/community