9.4% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Direk · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Direk
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 44.5% of people in Direk provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent, with very few residents volunteering their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the South Australian and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is among the highest for this level, the 17.2% of people doing over 15 hours of housework is much lower than most areas. General unpaid care for others sits at 12.4%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
44.5% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 people have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Direk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40366/direk/topic/community