42.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pleasant Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pleasant Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A remarkably high level of community spirit defines Pleasant Park, where 42.9% of residents volunteer. This rate is far above the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country, placing the area among the highest for participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 42.9% of people giving their time. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life, as 39.3% of people care for children, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Overall, the 14.3% who provide unpaid care is a little above the state and national averages, though no one reported doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Very few people here have served in the Defence Force, with 0.0% recorded. This is well below the South Australian figure of 3.2% and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
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 Pleasant Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41166/pleasant-park/topic/community