14.0% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Adelaide · State Electorate
Community Participation in Port Adelaide
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in four people in Port Adelaide provide unpaid childcare, making this the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents support their families, the region also has a notably high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people here volunteer, which is roughly the same as the national figure. This rate has grown by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much more common here than in most areas, with 13.6% of people providing such support. In contrast, the share of people doing unpaid childcare or heavy housework is a little below both the state and national figures.
13.6% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
A much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.1% of the population having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 80% 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 Port Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40037/port-adelaide/topic/community