22.2% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashbourne · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ashbourne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 32.3% of people in Ashbourne provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas. This community is very active in supporting others, with high rates of volunteering and unpaid care. Many residents also have a history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.2% of people giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, with 30.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week. This is well above the 20.7% national average, and 16.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
16.1% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 30.2%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas. About 6.1% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Ashbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40045/ashbourne/topic/community