41.7% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Erith · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Erith
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 41% of people in Erith volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas. Residents here are also much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than others across the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 41.7% of people helping out. This is far above the 17.0% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, with 35.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, alongside much higher rates of people providing unpaid care (18.8%) and caring for children (33.3%).
18.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.4% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 35.4%
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 Erith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40413/erith/topic/community