28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bethel · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bethel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people volunteer in Bethel, a figure far above both the state and national averages. This high level of community involvement is mirrored in the home, where many residents take on significant unpaid care and domestic roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.6% of people pitching in, which is far above the 17% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, with 35.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure, alongside much higher rates of people caring for children (31%) and providing other unpaid care (26.2%).
26.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 35.7%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the state average of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Bethel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40100/bethel/topic/community