9.9% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elizabeth East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Elizabeth East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.9% of people in Elizabeth East volunteer, which is well below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. This low level of community involvement is the most striking feature of the area, as volunteering rates have fallen since 2011. Other forms of community contribution, such as unpaid care and defence service, are more common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 9.9% of residents taking part. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and has dropped 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure, 13.7% provide other forms of unpaid care. This last group is much higher than in most areas and has risen since 2011.
13.7% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 more common here than in most other areas, with 3.5% of the population having served. This is about the same as the South Australian average of 3.2%.
3.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Elizabeth East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021031/elizabeth-east/topic/community