16.0% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenelg North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenelg North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Glenelg North volunteer compared to most similar areas. While around 16% of residents give their time to volunteering, the area stands out for having a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the South Australian figure of 17% and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here, with 26.4% of people involved, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the 19% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than most areas.
12.5% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population. This is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Glenelg North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40507/glenelg-north/topic/community