Exeter · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Exeter

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More than 4% of residents in Exeter have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than in most other areas. While volunteering rates are about the same as the state average, the area sees far fewer people providing unpaid childcare and housework than the national figure.

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Where Exeter sits — Volunteers

17.1% ▼ -5.6%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Exeter — lower than 55% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Exeter17.1%
5019, SA 16.1%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 17.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is roughly the same as the South Australian average and a little above the national rate.

17.1% ▼ -5.6%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.1%
  • 2016: 21.0%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care for children is well below both state and national levels at 22.5%, and 18.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much lower than most areas. Meanwhile, the 13.6% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the state average.

13.6% ▲ +6.5%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.7%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

22.5% ▼ -10.1%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.1%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 22.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

18.7% ▼ -7.6%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.2%
  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 18.7%

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.

Defence service is common here, with 4.6% of people having served, which is a little above both the South Australian and national figures.

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 Exeter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40427/exeter/topic/community