Cavan · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Cavan

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far fewer people in Cavan engage in unpaid work or volunteering compared to the rest of South Australia. While some residents provide care, the area shows a striking gap in community involvement, with 0.0% of people volunteering.

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📍 Cavan, Suburb / Locality

Where Cavan sits — Volunteers

0.0% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cavan — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Cavan0.0%
5094, SA 13.7%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteer rates in Cavan are among the lowest recorded, at 0.0%, which is far below the state figure of 17.0%.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is a mixed picture; while 15.6% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is well above the national figure, almost no one here cares for children unpaid.

15.6% —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

9.4% —

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 9.4%

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.

Defence service is lower than in most areas, with 0.0% of residents having served in the Defence Force.

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 Cavan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40234/cavan/topic/community