25.5% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Highgate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Highgate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the community is a major part of life in Highgate, where over a quarter of residents volunteer. This level of engagement is far above the national figure, painting a picture of a highly active and helpful local population.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 25.5% of people in Highgate volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people providing care and 29.9% looking after children unpaid, both of which are well above the state and national figures.
14.8% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the South Australian and national averages.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Highgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40588/highgate/topic/community