20.2% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hindmarsh Tiers · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hindmarsh Tiers
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Hindmarsh Tiers volunteer, making it a place where residents are very active in helping others. This spirit of contribution is seen across the board, from high rates of community volunteering to a strong tradition of service in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.2% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 17% average for South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 37.1% of people caring for children—a figure far above the national average of 26.3%. This is consistent with much higher rates of people doing significant housework or providing general unpaid care compared to most other areas.
15.7% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.7% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 77% 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 Tiers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40599/hindmarsh-tiers/topic/community