62.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Steelton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Steelton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 62.5% of people in Steelton volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid work and volunteering, though it has almost no residents providing care for people with disabilities or the elderly.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 62.5% of residents helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, as 37.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly and 33.3% care for children. However, no one in the area provides unpaid care for others, which is far below the state and national figures.
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.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 37.5%
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 Steelton has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and 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 Steelton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41379/steelton/topic/community