19.2% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Buchfelde · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Buchfelde
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Moderate levels of community involvement define Buchfelde, where local residents show a strong tendency to help out in their spare time. While about 19.2% of people volunteer, the area sees a much higher share of residents handling heavy loads of housework compared to other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.2% of people giving their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of life for 29.1% of residents, a figure well above the national average. In contrast, the 18.0% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
10.5% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.0% ▼ -40.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 29.1%
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 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Buchfelde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40176/buchfelde/topic/community