26.7% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Birdwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Birdwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving has grown in Birdwood, where residents are now far more likely to volunteer than those in other parts of the country. Nearly 27% of people here give their time to a cause, a figure that stands well above the South Australian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature of the area, with 26.7% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 13 percentage points above the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework and childcare are common here, with 26% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while unpaid child care is also a little higher than the state average.
13.6% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
Past and present military service is more common in Birdwood than in most areas. About 4.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Birdwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40109/birdwood/topic/community