44.2% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ward Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ward Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 44.2% of people in Ward Hill volunteer, a figure that has remained a defining feature of the area's social life. This is far higher than the national rate of 14.1%, showing a community where a huge portion of residents give their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 44.2% of residents helping out. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and among the highest rates seen across similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, as 18.6% of people provide unpaid care and 30.2% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly—both well above the national figures. Meanwhile, 25.6% of people care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
18.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
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.
No one in Ward Hill has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the South Australian average of 3.2% and lower than most other areas.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Ward Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41535/ward-hill/topic/community