Caveton · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Caveton

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far fewer people contribute to unpaid work and community activities in Caveton than in the rest of the state. Only 8.6% of residents volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This trend of lower participation extends across childcare and domestic support as well.

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📍 Caveton, Suburb / Locality

Where Caveton sits — Volunteers

8.6% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Caveton — lower than 89% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Caveton8.6%
5291, SA 19.6%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Just 8.6% of people here volunteer, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national average of 14.1%.

8.6% —

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much lower here than elsewhere, with no one providing unpaid care for others and only 8.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is far below the typical Australian experience, where 20.7% do that amount of housework.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

22.9% —

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 22.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

8.6% —

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 8.6%

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 residents in Caveton have served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.

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 Caveton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40236/caveton/topic/community