21.2% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Georges · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Georges
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in St Georges give their time to others than in most similar areas. About 21.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to the home, where unpaid care and housework are much more common than across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a strong feature of the area, with 21.2% of people helping out. This is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and significantly higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring roles are very common here; 33.5% of people look after children unpaid, a figure well above the national average. This is alongside a higher-than-usual 14.9% who provide other unpaid care and 25.1% who do at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
14.9% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
About 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 52% 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 St Georges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41368/st-georges/topic/community