51.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Avenue Range · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Avenue Range
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of the people in Avenue Range give their time to volunteer, making it a place with very high community involvement. This spirit of helping others is a standout feature, as 51.6% of residents volunteer—a figure far above both the state and national rates.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 51.6% of people helping out. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% typical for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family duties are prominent, with 36.3% of people caring for children unpaid and 37.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures far above the national average. However, only 8.8% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
8.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.4% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 37.4%
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 higher number of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served. This is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Avenue Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40054/avenue-range/topic/community