11.7% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Devon Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Devon Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.7% of people in Devon Park volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most other areas. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in unpaid work and care, where local rates sit well below both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 11.7% of residents taking part. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and a little below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas. Only 19.2% of people provide unpaid childcare and 15.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the figures for South Australia and Australia.
10.2% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.7% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 2.8% of the community served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 Devon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40364/devon-park/topic/community