8.1% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elizabeth South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Elizabeth South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Elizabeth South than in the rest of the state. Only 8.1% of residents do volunteer work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This gap highlights a significant difference in how people participate in community activities compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low here, with only 8.1% of people helping out. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.9% of people provide unpaid care—a rate a little above the national figure—far fewer residents do unpaid childcare or housework. Only 20.2% care for children unpaid, which is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
13.9% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% national figure and sits around the middle for similar areas.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Elizabeth South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40403/elizabeth-south/topic/community