Badcoe · State Electorate

Community Participation in Badcoe

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More people than usual in similar areas volunteer their time in Badcoe. While 15.7% of residents help out in their community, this is a little above the national figure and down slightly from 2011.

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📍 Badcoe, State Electorate

Where Badcoe sits — Volunteers

15.7% ▼ -9.4%
  • 5.0%–5.7%: 6 areas
  • 5.7%–6.4%: 4 areas
  • 6.4%–7.1%: 10 areas
  • 7.1%–7.9%: 5 areas
  • 7.9%–8.6%: 13 areas
  • 8.6%–9.3%: 14 areas
  • 9.3%–10.0%: 16 areas
  • 10.0%–10.7%: 17 areas
  • 10.7%–11.4%: 15 areas
  • 11.4%–12.1%: 27 areas
  • 12.1%–12.9%: 28 areas
  • 12.9%–13.6%: 24 areas
  • 13.6%–14.3%: 35 areas
  • 14.3%–15.0%: 26 areas
  • 15.0%–15.7%: 34 areas
  • 15.7%–16.4%: 37 areas
  • 16.4%–17.1%: 26 areas
  • 17.1%–17.9%: 20 areas
  • 17.9%–18.6%: 18 areas
  • 18.6%–19.3%: 10 areas
  • 19.3%–20.0%: 12 areas
  • 20.0%–20.7%: 10 areas
  • 20.7%–21.4%: 10 areas
  • 21.4%–22.1%: 4 areas
  • 22.1%–22.9%: 4 areas
  • 22.9%–23.6%: 5 areas
  • 23.6%–24.3%: 4 areas
  • 24.3%–25.0%: 11 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Badcoe — higher than 62% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Badcoe15.7%
Greater Adelaide 15.5%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15.7% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%, though it is a little below the South Australian figure.

15.7% ▼ -9.4%

Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 15.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Fewer people here provide unpaid care for children or do significant housework compared to most similar areas. However, the proportion of people providing any unpaid care has risen to 11.9% since 2011, which is about the same as the national figure.

11.9% ▲ +10.4%

Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

23.8% ▼ -0.5%

Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 23.9%
  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

18.5% ▼ -0.1%

Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 19.3%
  • 2021: 18.5%

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 less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.4% of people having served. This is about the same as the rates for both South Australia and Australia.

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 Badcoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40002/badcoe/topic/community