17.7% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Athelstone · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Athelstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above national rate of volunteering defines Athelstone, where 17.7% of people give their time to help others. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, both through volunteering and caring for family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.7% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.0% of people providing care—a figure well above the Australian average. This is reflected in the 28.8% who care for children unpaid, which is higher than most areas.
15.0% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 2.8%, which is about the same as both the South Australian and national figures.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Athelstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40049/athelstone/topic/community