21.1% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fullarton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fullarton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of volunteering stands out in Fullarton, where 21.1% of residents give their time to help others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and makes the area more active than most similar places. Other forms of community and family support remain consistent with broader state and national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.1% of people pitching in. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and significantly higher than the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care and housework levels are typical for the region. About 26.1% of residents care for children unpaid and 12.6% provide other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state and national figures.
12.6% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
Military service is found in about 3.0% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as both the South Australian and Australian figures.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Fullarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40469/fullarton/topic/community