24.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dingabledinga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dingabledinga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has remained a defining feature of Dingabledinga, where residents are far more likely to give their time to others than in most other areas. A striking 24.2% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.2% of people giving their time, a rate that is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in Dingabledinga, as 21.2% of people provide care—well above the national average of 11.9%. This is alongside a much higher than usual 30.3% of people who provide unpaid childcare.
21.2% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is 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 Dingabledinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40365/dingabledinga/topic/community