9.3% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Andrews Farm · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Andrews Farm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Andrews Farm than in most similar areas, though other forms of community work are less common. While 35.4% of residents care for children without pay, only 9.3% of the community volunteer their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. At 9.3%, the rate is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well above the national figure at 35.4%. In contrast, only 12.6% provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.6% ▲ +19.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
A higher than usual share of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 4.2%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Andrews Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40026/andrews-farm/topic/community