39.3% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caralue · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Caralue
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Caralue volunteer their time, a figure that stands out as one of the highest in the region. This strong level of community involvement is the headline story for the area, where residents contribute far more to unpaid work than those in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteers make up 39.3% of the population. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28.6% of people providing it, which is a little above the national figure. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is among the lowest in the region at 10.7%, well below the Australian average of 20.7%.
10.7% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.7% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. At 0.0%, this is well below the South Australian figure of 3.2% and lower than most other similar areas.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Caralue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40222/caralue/topic/community