23.3% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Suttontown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Suttontown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Suttontown contribute their time to others than in most similar areas. About 23.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of service extends into the home, with very high rates of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.3% of people giving their time. This is well above the 17.0% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, as 34.4% of people care for children unpaid—well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 27.8% do over 15 hours of housework a week and 15.2% provide other unpaid care, both of which are much higher than in most areas.
15.2% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.4% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.8% of residents having served. This is a little above the own national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Suttontown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41412/suttontown/topic/community