12.5% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Racecourse Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Racecourse Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Racecourse Bay has remained low across several key areas. Only 12.5% of residents volunteer, which is well below the state figure of 17.0%. This lack of participation extends to unpaid care and military service, where the area sits far below national and state trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 12.5% of people here volunteer their time. This is much lower than most similar areas and is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure, with only 20.8% of residents doing so. This is consistent with low levels of housework, as only 16.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on these tasks, though 12.5% provide some form of unpaid care.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Racecourse Bay has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and sits well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
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 Racecourse Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41234/racecourse-bay/topic/community