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Thrington · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Thrington

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Nearly one in three people in Thrington volunteer, a rate far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is the standout feature of the area, where 30.4% of residents give their time to help others.

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📍 Thrington, Suburb / Locality

Where Thrington sits — Volunteers

30.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thrington — higher than 86% of areas.

Thrington30.4%
5552, SA 32.7%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas. At 30.4%, the rate is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.

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30.4% —

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 30.4% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the Australian average—no one in the area reported providing other types of unpaid care. This contrasts with 11.9% of people nationwide who provide such care.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Very few people here have a military background. No residents reported serving in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.

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 Thrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41449/thrington/topic/community