20.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Unley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Unley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one in five people in Unley volunteer, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This community is very active in giving its time, with volunteer rates well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.8% of people provide unpaid care and 25.8% care for children unpaid, both figures are about the same as state and national levels. However, the 19.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than in most other areas.
12.8% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 3.2% seen across South Australia and 2.8% nationally.
2.9%
Higher than 53% 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 Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41490/unley/topic/community