38.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bordertown South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bordertown South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people in Bordertown South volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for this kind of work. This rate is far above both the South Australian and national figures. Residents are highly engaged in their community through these unpaid roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 38.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people providing care and 27.8% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are well above the national figures. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 16.7%, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 this area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is well below the South Australian figure 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 Bordertown South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40143/bordertown-south/topic/community