32.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Spring Farm · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Spring Farm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Spring Farm, where 32.1% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure and shows a community that is deeply active in supporting one another.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.1% of residents giving their time. This is far above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on significant unpaid roles, with 35.8% caring for children and 32.1% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above national figures. Meanwhile, 12.3% provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as across Australia.
12.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
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 Spring Farm has served in the Defence Force, a figure that 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 Spring Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41361/spring-farm/topic/community