21.6% ▼ -32.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Verdun · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Verdun
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Verdun contribute their time to others than is typical for the state or nation. A striking 21.6% of residents volunteer, reflecting a strong culture of community support and unpaid work across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.6% of people pitching in. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more frequent than in most areas. This includes 33.0% of people caring for children and 31.4% doing at least 15 hours of housework, both of which are far above national levels.
17.5% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.4% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 31.4%
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 also more common here than in most other areas. At 5.2%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above the state and national figures of around 3%.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Verdun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41503/verdun/topic/community