13.8% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Birkenhead · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Birkenhead
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Birkenhead compared to most similar areas, though other forms of community support are more common. While only 13.8% of residents volunteer, more people here provide unpaid care than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 13.8% of people volunteer their time. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17% and lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing care, which is a little above the national figure. Around 26.9% of residents care for children unpaid, while 20.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.4% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
A higher than usual 4.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Birkenhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40110/birkenhead/topic/community