29.9% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caltowie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Caltowie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Caltowie volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is seen across the area, where residents are also more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.9% of residents volunteer, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 16.5% providing unpaid care, both figures well above the national average. Meanwhile, 23.7% care for children unpaid, which is a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
16.5% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 29.9%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Caltowie have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.3%, this is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality 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 Caltowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40207/caltowie/topic/community