31.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cherry Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cherry Gardens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap in volunteering defines Cherry Gardens, where 31.4% of people give their time to others. This is far above the state and national figures. The area is also marked by high levels of unpaid work and childcare in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.4% of people helping out. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 31.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. Similarly, 31% provide unpaid childcare, well above the state average, though the 11.5% who provide other types of unpaid care is lower than most areas.
11.5% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.4% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 31.4%
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.
About 3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 57% 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 Cherry Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40249/cherry-gardens/topic/community