45.8% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Borrika · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Borrika
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 46% of people in Borrika volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where residents spend significantly more time on unpaid care and housework than people in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the highest for areas of this size, with 45.8% of people helping out, which is 32 points higher than the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—far above the 20.7% national figure. This extends to other care, as 16.7% provide unpaid care and 29.2% look after children unpaid, both of which are higher than most areas.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 community 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 Borrika [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40144/borrika/topic/community