24.4% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colonel Light Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Colonel Light Gardens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care than most similar areas define Colonel Light Gardens. Nearly a quarter of the population volunteers, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a place where residents are notably more active in supporting both their wider community and their own families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and far above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Support roles are prevalent, as 16.4% of residents provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas. This includes 35.5% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the national 26.3%.
16.4% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.5% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Colonel Light Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40286/colonel-light-gardens/topic/community