18.6% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adelaide · State Electorate
Community Participation in Adelaide
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines daily life in Adelaide, where 18.6% of people give their time to others. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure. However, the area sees far fewer people providing unpaid childcare or housework than in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 18.6% of residents helping out. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen slightly by 1.9 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most areas. Only 17.8% look after children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and just 15.1% spend 15 or more hours on housework.
10.2% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.1% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
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.
About 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.5%
Lower than 61% of state electorate 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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40001/adelaide/topic/community