19.6% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Somerton Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Somerton Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people volunteer in Somerton Park compared to the national figure. This spirit of giving stands out against other data, while most other forms of community support and service remain typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 20% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and a little above the South Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.8% of people providing care and 25.8% looking after children, both of which are about the same as state and national levels. Around 20.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure lower than most areas.
12.8% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
The area has a higher than usual proportion of former or current Defence Force members, with 3.6% of the population having served.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Somerton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41352/somerton-park/topic/community