24.8% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bordertown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bordertown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Bordertown give their time as volunteers, making it a place where community spirit is very strong. This level of participation is far above the national figure. Daily life here is defined by a high willingness to help others, though unpaid care roles are less common than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.8% of residents volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in other areas, with only 9.7% of people providing such support, which is well below the state figure. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much fewer than in most areas.
9.7% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
About 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Bordertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40142/bordertown/topic/community