21.6% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Heathpool · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Heathpool
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31.4% of people in Heathpool provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure. This community is marked by high levels of helping others, both through formal volunteering and caring for children at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.6% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 17.0% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is a major focus, with 31.4% of people doing so unpaid, far exceeding most other areas. While 23.7% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, the 10.8% who provide other types of unpaid care is a little below the national figure.
10.8% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
Defence service is seen in 2.7% of the population. This is about the same as the 2.8% national figure and the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Heathpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40581/heathpool/topic/community