19.8% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mallala · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mallala
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Mallala volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit stands out, even though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. It is a place where residents are more likely to give their time than people in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents volunteer, a rate that is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 26.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 11.8% of people providing such support. This includes 23.4% caring for children unpaid, which is well below the South Australian figure of 26.5%.
11.8% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.6%. This is much lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 74% 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 Mallala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421023/mallala/topic/community