26.0% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Birdwood · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Birdwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement mark Birdwood (L) compared to most similar areas. Around 26% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of helping others extends to unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26% of people here volunteer, a figure well above the South Australian average of 17%. However, this has fallen by 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.2% of people providing care—a figure much higher than most areas. Other roles are also frequent, as 28.7% care for children unpaid and 24.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above the national figures.
15.2% ▲ +64.7%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. At 5.1%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
5.1%
Higher than 79% of urban centre 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 Birdwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421003/birdwood/topic/community