30.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Delamere · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Delamere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Delamere and the rest of the country when it comes to volunteering. About 30.2% of people here volunteer, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This high level of community spirit defines the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 30.2% of residents volunteering, Delamere has a much higher rate of community involvement than most similar areas, sitting far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 39.6% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the Australian figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 21.6% of people providing unpaid childcare is well below the state average of 26.5%.
12.9% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.6% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 39.6%
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 well below the South Australian average 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 Delamere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40360/delamere/topic/community