19.8% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hindmarsh Island · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hindmarsh Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A stronger spirit of volunteering and service has emerged on Hindmarsh Island since 2011. Nearly 20% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure, and the area has a much higher share of Defence Force veterans than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of people volunteer here, a figure that is a little above the South Australian average and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the share of people caring for children is well below the national figure at 19.2%, more people provide other unpaid care and housework than in most areas.
14.2% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.2% of residents having served, which is well above the Australian average.
6.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Hindmarsh Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40598/hindmarsh-island/topic/community