Avoca Dell · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Avoca Dell

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A huge 43.4% of people provide unpaid childcare in Avoca Dell, which is far above the national figure. This high level of family care defines the community's activity, even though other forms of volunteering and service are less common here.

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📍 Avoca Dell, Suburb / Locality

Where Avoca Dell sits — Volunteers

14.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Avoca Dell — lower than 67% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Avoca Dell14.8%
5253, SA 16.7%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 14.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average but a little below the South Australian rate.

14.8%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While unpaid childcare is very common, those doing over 15 hours of housework (18.9%) and general unpaid care (10.7%) are both a little below the state and national figures.

10.7%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

43.4%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.1%
  • 2021: 43.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

18.9%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 18.9%

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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a result that is well below the South Australian average.

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 Avoca Dell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40055/avoca-dell/topic/community