27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Spence · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Spence
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Spence now volunteer, marking a significant commitment to community work. This area stands out for its high rates of volunteering and a very strong history of military service compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 27.3% of people helping out. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure, other forms of unpaid work are rare. Only 15.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, and no one reported providing other unpaid care, which is far below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
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.
A notable 12.2% of people here have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
12.2%
Higher 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 Spence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41360/spence/topic/community