45.2% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Netherton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Netherton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap exists between Netherton and the rest of the country in how people give their time. Nearly half of the people here volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of activity extends to the home, where unpaid housework and childcare are much more common than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Netherton, with 45.2% of people helping out. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% recorded across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, with 41.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 35.5% caring for children. Both figures are well above the state and national levels, though 0.0% of people provide other types of unpaid care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
41.9% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 41.9%
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 Netherton has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the 3.2% of people who have served in South Australia.
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).
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 Netherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41022/netherton/topic/community