40.7% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.6%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Butler · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Butler
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 40% of people in Butler volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community is highly active, with a very strong tendency toward unpaid care and helping others in their spare time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is remarkably common here, with 40.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, as 29.6% of people provide unpaid care—far above the 11.9% national average. This includes 33.3% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above both state and national figures.
29.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and 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 Butler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40198/butler/topic/community