Honiton · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Honiton

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.

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📍 Honiton, Suburb / Locality

Where Honiton sits — Volunteers

30.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Honiton — higher than 87% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Honiton30.8%
5576, SA 29.2%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

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.

  • 2016: 37.5%
  • 2021: 30.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

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.

  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 23.1%

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.

  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

35.9%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.1%
  • 2021: 35.9%

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.

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%.

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 Honiton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40604/honiton/topic/community