32.1% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Basket Range · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Basket Range
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of people in Basket Range volunteer, a rate far above both the state and national figures. This high level of community involvement is matched by a strong tendency for residents to take on unpaid care and housework roles. The area stands out for its active and supportive local spirit.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.1% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 31.0% caring for children, both well above the Australian average. However, those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 12.9%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.9% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 30.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.7% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the South Australian and national levels.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Basket Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40079/basket-range/topic/community