# Community Participation — Christie Downs

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

Area: Christie Downs (Suburb / Locality)

Fewer people spend their spare time volunteering in Christie Downs than in most other areas. Only 9.7% of residents volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This suggests a community where fewer people take on formal unpaid roles compared to the rest of the state.

Only 9.7% of people in Christie Downs volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

While fewer people here care for children unpaid (22.7%) compared to most areas, a higher than usual 13.9% of residents provide some form of unpaid care. About 20.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is slightly lower than the state average.

Defence service is common here, with 2.9% of people having served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the national and state averages.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 9.7% | -31.0% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 13.9% | +5.0% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 22.7% | -15.0% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 2.9% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 20.1% | -16.3% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40256/christie-downs/topic/community