12.9% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Plympton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Plympton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in North Plympton has shifted since 2011, though current levels of volunteering remain low. Only 12.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This trend of lower-than-average involvement extends to unpaid care and housework across the suburb.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 12.9% of people here volunteer their time, a figure that is well below the South Australian rate of 17.0% and a little below the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here than in most areas, with only 22.0% of people caring for children unpaid and 17.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below both the state and national figures. Unpaid care for others is also a little below the state average at 11.6%.
11.6% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 2.6% of the population having served, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Higher than 50% 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 North Plympton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41045/north-plympton/topic/community