13.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Evanston South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Evanston South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare and defence service mark Evanston South as an unusual area compared to most others. While 32.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, only 13.1% of the community volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than in most areas, with 13.1% of residents helping out. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 32.6% of people providing it, which is well above the national figure. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are fewer than in most areas, at 11.4%.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 a strong feature of the local area, as 6.5% of people have served. This is well above the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
6.5%
Higher than 88% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40424/evanston-south/topic/community