30.5% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glencoe · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glencoe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has shifted over the last decade, with Glencoe now showing a very strong spirit of community service. A striking 30.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 30.5% of people helping out. This is far above the South Australian rate of 17%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Glencoe, as 33.6% of people care for children and 26.8% do a lot of housework. The rate of people providing any unpaid care is also much higher than most areas.
16.2% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.6% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 larger share of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most places. At 4.5%, this is a little above the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Glencoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40503/glencoe/topic/community