11.9% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Evanston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Evanston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people have served in the Defence Force in Evanston than in most similar areas. While a small number of residents volunteer, many provide unpaid care for others in their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is quite low here, with only 11.9% of people helping out. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 14.9% of residents provide this support, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, 26.2% of people care for children unpaid, which is about the same as across Australia.
14.9% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
Defence service is prominent in the area, with 5.3% of people having served. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Evanston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40421/evanston/topic/community