Mambray Creek · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mambray Creek

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Much higher rates of community involvement mark Mambray Creek compared to most similar areas. Over 32% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.

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📍 Mambray Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Mambray Creek sits — Volunteers

32.1% —
  • 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 Mambray Creek — higher than 88% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mambray Creek32.1%
5495, SA 23.6%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 32.1% of people helping out, a figure far above both the state and national averages.

32.1% —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 61.9%
  • 2021: 32.1%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While only 14.3% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—a huge 42.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the 20.7% seen across Australia. Unpaid care for others is a little below the national average at 10.7%.

10.7% —

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

14.3% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 14.3%

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

42.9% —

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 42.9%

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.

Service to the country is very high in Mambray Creek, where 13.3% of people have served in the Defence Force, far above the 2.8% typical across Australia.

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 Mambray Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40815/mambray-creek/topic/community