23.5% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island have fallen since 2011, yet the region remains a place of high community contribution. Nearly a quarter of residents still volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the South Australian average of 17.0%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, though it has fallen from 28.0% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.0% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure. While 27.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national 20.7%—the proportion of people caring for children is much lower than most areas at 22.2%.
15.0% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.7%, this is a little above both the state figure of 3.2% and the national figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 87% 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 Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40701/fleurieu-kangaroo-island/topic/community