17.0% ▼ -14.2%
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Australia · State / Territory
Community Participation in South Australia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in South Australia have volunteered since 2011, though the state still sees a high level of community effort. A standout feature is the strong rate of unpaid care, with more people providing this support than in almost any other similar area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down from 19.8% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
South Australia has one of the highest rates of unpaid care in the country at 13.1%, a figure that rose since 2011. Meanwhile, 21.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is much higher than most other areas.
13.1% ▲ +10.9%
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -4.8%
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -7.2%
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Around 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.2%
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 South Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/4/south-australia/topic/community