32.5% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Auburn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Auburn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Auburn than in most similar areas, with 32.5% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit is seen across the board, as the town far exceeds both the state and national figures for volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.5% of people in Auburn volunteer, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.3% of people provide some form of unpaid care, 26.8% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Conversely, the 21.9% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average of 26.3%.
13.3% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to similar areas, with 4.5% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40051/auburn/topic/community