10.4% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Salisbury · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Salisbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Salisbury have volunteered since 2011, with only 10.4% of the community now taking part in such activities. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While volunteering has dipped, the area sees a high number of people providing unpaid child care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.4% of people in Salisbury volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas. This figure is well below both the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the national average, falling 1.5 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.2% of people provide unpaid child care, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework has fallen to 18.9%, while those providing other unpaid care rose to 12.8%.
12.8% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
Around 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the rates found across both South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47140/salisbury/topic/community