14.3% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Donovans · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Donovans
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of residents in Donovans support others through unpaid care. While only 17.1% of people provide this kind of care, this is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This suggests a community where looking after family or friends is a significant part of daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the Australian figure and a little below the South Australian rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, yet the number of people caring for children is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Roughly 20% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is lower than most areas.
17.1% ▲ +84.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.5% ▼ -64.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national totals.
2.9%
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 Donovans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40368/donovans/topic/community