24.3% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hindmarsh Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hindmarsh Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of volunteering defines Hindmarsh Valley, where 24.3% of residents give their time to help others. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in four people volunteer here, which is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in this area; 34.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a figure far above the national average. This is consistent with a high rate of people providing unpaid care and those looking after children.
16.9% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.1% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 34.1%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40600/hindmarsh-valley/topic/community