20.4% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colonel Light Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Colonel Light Gardens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Colonel Light Gardens volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This spirit of helping others is seen in both formal volunteering and high rates of unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the South Australian rate of 17.0%. This level of community involvement has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 31.0% of people caring for children—well above the 26.3% national average. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 13.9% of residents providing unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 50% 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 Colonel Light Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031068/colonel-light-gardens/topic/community