Elizabeth · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Elizabeth

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

Only 11.9% of people in Elizabeth volunteer, a figure that is well below the South Australian average. While few residents engage in formal volunteering, the area has a higher rate of people providing unpaid care than most other similar places.

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📍 Elizabeth, Suburb / Locality

Where Elizabeth sits — Volunteers

11.9% ▼ -4.5%
  • 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 Elizabeth — lower than 80% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Elizabeth11.9%
5112, SA 9.4%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas. At 11.9%, the rate is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and well below South Australia's 17.0%.

11.9% ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 11.9%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, sitting a little above the national figure. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework or caring for children is well below both the state and national figures.

14.4% ▲ +20.1%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 14.4%

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

20.9% ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.9%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 20.9%

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

16.7% ▼ -5.1%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.7%
  • 2016: 19.1%
  • 2021: 16.7%

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.

A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 3.9%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.

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 Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40397/elizabeth/topic/community