42.4% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Senior · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Senior
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 42.4% of people in Senior volunteer, which is far above the state and national figures. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than people across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 42.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the South Australian average of 17.0% and among the highest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 37.6% of people caring for children and 25.9% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above national levels. Meanwhile, 12.9% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
12.9% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian average 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 Senior [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41332/senior/topic/community