31.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Allendale North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Allendale North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high level of helping out defines daily life in Allendale North, where nearly a third of residents volunteer. This spirit of contribution is far more common here than in most other Australian areas. It is a place where people regularly give their time to others and their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common, with 31.7% of people giving their time. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is more frequent here than in most areas. This includes 18.3% of people providing unpaid care, while 28.6% spend 15 or more hours on housework, both figures well above the national average.
18.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 a little below the Australian figure of 2.8% and well below the state average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Allendale North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40014/allendale-north/topic/community