5.5% ▼ -76.9%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Amata · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Amata
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Amata than in most similar areas, though formal volunteering has dropped. Over half the population looks after children without pay, which is a striking contrast to the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.5% of people volunteer here, which is among the lowest rates for this level of area. This figure has fallen by 18 points since 2011 and is well below the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 50.2% of people caring for children, a figure far above the South Australian rate of 26.5%. This is consistent with other high care rates, as 22.9% provide general unpaid care and 26.3% spend 15 or more hours on housework.
22.9% ▲ +239.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
50.2% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 1.4% of the population, which is a little below both the South Australian and national figures.
1.4%
Lower than 91% 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 Amata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422002/amata/topic/community