21.9% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Unley · State Electorate
Community Participation in Unley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a fifth of people in Unley volunteer their time, which is one of the highest rates for areas like this. While these numbers have dipped slightly since 2011, community involvement remains a strong feature of the area. This spirit of giving is mirrored in the high number of residents who provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest levels of volunteering seen in similar areas, despite a 1.2 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people providing care—a rate much higher than most areas. This sits alongside 27.5% of residents who provide unpaid childcare and 21.4% who do at least 15 hours of housework a week.
13.6% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40044/unley/topic/community