27.7% ▼ -29.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ironbank · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ironbank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Ironbank volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong tendency to provide unpaid care and support for others in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Ironbank provide unpaid care than in most areas. This includes 29.4% caring for children and 25% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average.
13.9% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Ironbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40628/ironbank/topic/community