11.9% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Modbury · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Modbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Modbury spend their spare time on unpaid work compared to other areas. Only 11.9% of residents volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This pattern extends to caregiving and housework, where local participation is generally lower than the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 11.9%, the rate is a little below the Australian figure and well below the state average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common in Modbury, with only 23.0% of people caring for children, which is well below both state and national levels. This trend is seen in other areas too, as those providing general unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are also fewer than in most areas.
11.9% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4%
Lower 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 Modbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40898/modbury/topic/community