16.3% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Semaphore South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Semaphore South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Semaphore South provide unpaid child care, making it the most common form of community contribution here. The area shows a strong connection to national service and a steady rate of volunteering that aligns with state patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.3% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the South Australian figure and a little above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is provided by 26.8% of people, while 12.5% provide other types of unpaid care. Both figures are about the same as those for South Australia and Australia.
12.5% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 much higher proportion of residents than in most similar areas have served in the Defence Force, with 4.6% of people having served. This is a little above both the state (3.2%) and national (2.8%) figures.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Semaphore South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41331/semaphore-south/topic/community