23.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ashville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has remained a key part of life in Ashville, where nearly one in four people volunteer. This level of participation is well above the national figure, making it a standout feature of the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.8% of people in Ashville volunteer, which is well above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care and 23.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework. However, the number of people caring for children unpaid is 0.0%, which is far below both the state and national figures.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 Ashville has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and well below the South Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Ashville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40048/ashville/topic/community