45.2% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kaldoonera · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kaldoonera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Kaldoonera volunteer their time, making it a place with exceptionally high levels of community spirit. This strong drive to help others is mirrored in the home, where many more people handle unpaid childcare and housework than in most other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Kaldoonera are among the highest for similar areas, with 45.2% of people helping out, far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents manage heavy workloads at home, with 35.5% caring for children and 29.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national average. In contrast, no one in the area provides unpaid care for the elderly or disabled.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, as no one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
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 Kaldoonera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40652/kaldoonera/topic/community