27.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barossa Goldfields · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barossa Goldfields
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of residents in Barossa Goldfields volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid roles, with strong rates of volunteering and child care. It also has a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.5% of people helping out. This is far above the 17% seen across South Australia and 14.1% nationally.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, with 33.3% of people doing over 15 hours of housework and 31.4% caring for children, both far above national figures. However, only 9.8% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.8% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
Defence service is common in the area, with 10% of residents having served. This is well above the 2.8% national average and among the highest rates for similar areas.
10.0%
Higher than 96% 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 Barossa Goldfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40077/barossa-goldfields/topic/community