Angas Plains · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Angas Plains

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Nearly a quarter of people in Angas Plains give their time to volunteering, creating a community where local contribution is far more common than in the rest of the country. This high level of engagement defines daily life here, as residents are much more likely to help out in their spare time than those in the state or national average.

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📍 Angas Plains, Suburb / Locality

Where Angas Plains sits — Volunteers

22.6% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Angas Plains — higher than 69% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Angas Plains22.6%
5255, SA 23.7%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 22.6% of people pitching in. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national average of 14.1%.

22.6% —

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 14.5% of residents provide unpaid care—a bit more than the national figure—those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week (19.4%) are much fewer than in most other areas.

14.5% —

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

24.2% —

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.8%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

19.4% —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 19.4%

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 well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.

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 Angas Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40027/angas-plains/topic/community