26.2% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ardrossan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ardrossan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Ardrossan have climbed since 2011, reaching 26.2% of residents. This level of community spirit is far above the national figure. While fewer people here care for children unpaid, many others dedicate their time to housework and general care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.2% of people in Ardrossan volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and far above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 16.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the state and national figures. However, 27.0% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a rate well above the national figure of 20.7%.
13.9% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.4% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 little more than the national average of people have served in the Defence Force here, at 4.2%. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Ardrossan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40039/ardrossan/topic/community