10.6% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Findon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Findon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Findon volunteer their time compared to other parts of the country. Only 10.6% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This trend of lower community participation extends into unpaid care and housework as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.6% of people volunteer here, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian average of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common in Findon, with only 22.9% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well below the state and national figures. Similarly, the 18.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than in most other areas.
11.6% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.8%, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Findon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40436/findon/topic/community