29.6% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Aldinga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Aldinga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Aldinga give their time to volunteering, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong culture of unpaid care and support within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.6% of residents helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is more frequent than usual, with 25.8% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, alongside higher rates of people caring for children or others.
15.0% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
About 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Aldinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40009/aldinga/topic/community