14.7% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Hindmarsh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Hindmarsh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A smaller share of people in West Hindmarsh engage in unpaid care and volunteering compared to other areas. While 12.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, the local rates for child care and housework are notably lower than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people here volunteer their time, 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.
Only 21.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well below the national average of 26.3%. This is consistent with the fact that 18.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much lower than most other areas.
12.4% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
Those who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 62% 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 West Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41567/west-hindmarsh/topic/community