10.4% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) 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 · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Salisbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Salisbury have spent time volunteering since 2011, with only 10.4% of residents now doing so. This is much lower than most other areas. While unpaid care for children and general caregiving remain common, the local share of volunteers has fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. At 10.4%, the rate is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the share of people providing general unpaid care has risen to 12.8%, though the number doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 18.9% since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
27.4% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 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.
Defence service is more common in Salisbury than in most similar areas. About 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.2%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) 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/sa3/40204/salisbury/topic/community