14.5% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Range · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Range
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care set The Range apart from other areas. While some activities like volunteering are common, a striking number of residents dedicate significant time to looking after others and managing their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is very common here, with 17.4% of people providing unpaid care, well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is seen alongside a high number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the state average.
17.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 29.0%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 55% 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 The Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41442/the-range/topic/community