44.8% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kimba · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Kimba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 45% of people in Kimba volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of daily life in the area, though it has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the highest for similar areas, with 44.8% of residents helping out, which is 31 points higher than the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside 13.3% of people providing unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
Defence service is less common in Kimba than in most areas, with 2.2% of people having served, which is a little below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
2.2%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) 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 Kimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43220/kimba/topic/community