9.0% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Salisbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Salisbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9% of people in Salisbury volunteer their time, which is well below both the state and national figures. This low level of community volunteering stands out against other trends in the area, where unpaid care for others remains more common than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 9% since 2011. This is much lower than most other areas and sits well below the South Australian figure of 17%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those doing over 15 hours of housework fell to 18% since 2011, and the 24.5% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 60% 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 Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041046/salisbury/topic/community