26.9% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenalta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenalta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement set Glenalta apart from most similar areas. Nearly 27% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of giving extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are also more common than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.9% of people giving their time. This is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and far above the rest of the country.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, with 35.5% of people caring for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with higher rates of people doing at least 15 hours of housework (27.3%) and providing other unpaid care (14.7%).
14.7% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.5% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population, which is higher than in most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Glenalta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40501/glenalta/topic/community