38.8% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ebenezer · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ebenezer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people volunteer their time in Ebenezer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where many residents take on significant unpaid care and housework roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 38.8% of people helping out. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major commitment for many, as 32.7% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on it, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. A little more than a quarter of people provide unpaid childcare, and 12.9% provide other types of unpaid care.
12.9% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.7% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 32.7%
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, which is well below the South Australian rate 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 Ebenezer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40387/ebenezer/topic/community