30.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Honiton · Suburb / Locality
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of local involvement define Honiton compared to similar areas. About 31% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where residents take on significantly more unpaid care and housework than people elsewhere.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.8% of people helping out. This is far above the 17% seen across South Australia and 14.1% nationally.
30.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Honiton, as 23.1% of people provide unpaid care and 35.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the national averages. Meanwhile, the 25.6% of people caring for children unpaid is about the same as the rest of the country.
23.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This 0.0% is lower than most similar areas and well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Honiton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40604/honiton/topic/community