18.3% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elder · State Electorate
Community Participation in Elder
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Elder provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most other areas. The community shows a strong commitment to helping others, with a high rate of volunteering and unpaid care that has grown since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas. About 18.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and has risen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for many, with 13.3% of people providing care—a rate much higher than most areas. This includes 27.5% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure.
13.3% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 58% 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 Elder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40011/elder/topic/community