9.2% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ferryden Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ferryden Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering and unpaid care mark Ferryden Park compared to the rest of the state. Only 9.2% of people here volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17%. This trend of lower community involvement extends across unpaid housework and childcare roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.2% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well below both the national average and the South Australian rate of 17%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 11.5% of people providing care. This is mirrored in childcare and housework, where the 21.6% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
11.5% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.0% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
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.
A little fewer people in Ferryden Park have served in the Defence Force compared to the rest of the country, with 0.9% of residents having served.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Ferryden Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40434/ferryden-park/topic/community