20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bower · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bower
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Stronger community ties have emerged in Bower, where local involvement in unpaid work and volunteering is now far higher than across the country. A striking 26.7% of residents provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five people in Bower volunteer, a rate of 20.0% that is well above both the South Australian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. While this is much higher than most areas, only 20.0% care for children unpaid, which is well below the national average.
26.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and well below the South Australian average.
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 Bower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40147/bower/topic/community