41.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Field · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Field
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 41% of people in Field volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the way residents support their families and neighbours. It is an area where unpaid work and helping others are very common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 41% of people pitching in. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Almost half of residents (49.2%) provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average of 26.3%. While 23% do a fair amount of housework, only 6.6% provide general unpaid care, which is well below the state and national figures.
6.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
49.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
No one in Field has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the 3.2% of South Australians who have served.
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 Field [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40435/field/topic/community