14.9% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Golden Grove · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Golden Grove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Golden Grove has shifted over the last decade, though it remains a place where family support is a priority. About 28.5% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is higher than most similar areas. This focus on home life is balanced by a strong presence of former and current service members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is slightly lower here than in other South Australian areas, with 14.9% of residents giving their time. This is about the same as the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher than usual 28.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 12.7% provide other types of unpaid care, and 21.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.7% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 more common here than in most areas. Around 4.2% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Golden Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40516/golden-grove/topic/community