48.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Colton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Colton volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work in the region. This high level of local engagement stands out in a place where very few people are burdened by unpaid care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 48% of people here volunteer, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here, with 0% of people providing general unpaid care and only 12% caring for children, both figures far below the national average. About 20% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little below the state rate.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, a figure well below the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
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 Colton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40287/colton/topic/community