34.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Alford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 34.6% of people in Alford volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is the most striking feature of the area's social life. It is one of the highest rates of volunteering seen among similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a third of the population volunteers, a figure that is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 30% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure. However, the 8.5% of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
8.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 4.6% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Alford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40011/alford/topic/community