Elizabeth Park · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Elizabeth Park

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

Over a quarter of residents in Elizabeth Park provide unpaid childcare, a figure that sits right around the national average. While many help out at home, the area has a much lower rate of volunteering than most other places.

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📍 Elizabeth Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Elizabeth Park sits — Volunteers

9.2% ▼ -15.4%
  • 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 Park — lower than 88% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Elizabeth Park9.2%
5113, SA 8.3%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 9.2% of people volunteer their time, which is well below both the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.

9.2% ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 9.2%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

About 26.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the rest of the country. Unpaid care for others is higher than most areas at 13.9%, though 18.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is much lower than most areas.

13.9% ▲ +12.6%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 13.9%

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

26.1% ▼ -7.8%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.3%
  • 2016: 25.9%
  • 2021: 26.1%

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

18.8% ▼ -19.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.3%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 18.8%

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.

People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.

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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40402/elizabeth-park/topic/community