10.7% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Christie Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Christie Downs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost a quarter of people in Christie Downs provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out at home, the area has seen a drop in traditional volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While those caring for children (24.7%) and doing heavy housework (20.7%) are slightly below or similar to state levels, unpaid care for others is much higher than most areas at 13.9%. This last figure rose 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Christie Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041073/christie-downs/topic/community