15.4% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 53% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adelaide · Urban Area
Community Participation in Adelaide
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Adelaide provide unpaid childcare, reflecting a high rate of family support. This city shows a balanced mix of community involvement, with childcare being the most prominent form of unpaid work. While many help out at home, the number of people volunteering has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people in Adelaide volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the rate fell 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is common here, with 27.1% of people providing unpaid care for children, a rate higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 13.1% provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that rose 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
13.1% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 54% of urban area areas.
- 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.
27.1% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.1%
Lower than 52% of urban area 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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4001/adelaide/topic/community