51.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79.2%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hindmarsh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hindmarsh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of the people in Hindmarsh volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is mirrored in the home, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than people in other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 51.4% of residents volunteer here, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in this area. About 35.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—far above the national figure of 20.7%—while 16.2% provide unpaid care, which is well above the Australian average.
16.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 35.1%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages of around 2.8%.
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 Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50642/hindmarsh/topic/community