44.6% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Appila · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Appila
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 45% of people in Appila volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the local numbers for unpaid care and a very strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 44.6% of residents helping out, a figure far above the 17.0% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people perform unpaid care here than in most areas, with 31.1% caring for children and 29.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. However, the 10.8% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the national figure.
10.8% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 29.7%
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.
Military service is very common in Appila, where 14.7% of people have served in the Defence Force, far above the 2.8% across Australia.
14.7%
Higher 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 Appila [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40037/appila/topic/community