Hamley · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Hamley

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far fewer people in Hamley provide unpaid childcare or housework than the national average. While 16.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, this is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This suggests a specific type of caregiving is common here, even though traditional home duties are rare.

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📍 Hamley, Suburb / Locality

Where Hamley sits — Volunteers

12.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hamley — lower than 76% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Hamley12.9%
5558, SA 19.5%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is uncommon in the area, with only 12.9% of people helping out. This is well below the South Australian rate of 17.0%.

12.9%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

No one in Hamley reports doing unpaid housework or caring for children, which is far below the national figures of about 21% and 26%. However, 16.1% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a rate well above the Australian average.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian average of 3.2%.

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 Hamley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40557/hamley/topic/community