16.2% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hewett · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hewett
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and military service set Hewett apart from the rest of the state. Around 34.9% of people here provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the South Australian figure. These figures highlight a community with strong family and service commitments.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.2% of residents helping out. This is about the same as the South Australian rate and a little above the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major feature of the area, as 14.5% of people provide unpaid care and 34.9% care for children, both of which are well above the national average. Meanwhile, 22.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure that is lower than most areas.
14.5% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.9% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 very prominent in Hewett, where 8.4% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above both the South Australian and national figures.
8.4%
Higher than 92% 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 Hewett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40586/hewett/topic/community