15.1% ▼ -40.5%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Giles · State Electorate
Community Participation in Giles
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop in volunteering is the main story for Giles, where the share of people giving their time fell by 10 percentage points since 2011. Now, 15.1% of the community volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. Other forms of community and family support have remained more stable over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people in Giles volunteer, a figure that is a little below the South Australian average of 17.0%. This is a significant decrease from 2011, when 25.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 26.7% of people caring for children and 12.4% providing other unpaid care. Both figures are about the same as the state and national averages, though those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 20.6% since 2011.
12.4% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 people in Giles have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most other areas, though it is about the same as the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Giles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40019/giles/topic/community