32.8% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sherwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people volunteer in Sherwood, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong focus on family, with many residents providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.8% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 41.8% of residents providing this care, which is far above the state and national figures. However, providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework is much less common here than in most areas.
4.5% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.8% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
4.5% ▼ -83.5%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, which is 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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41341/sherwood/topic/community