28.5% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kangarilla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kangarilla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Kangarilla than in the rest of the country. Nearly 29% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are more common than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.5% of people helping out. This is far above both the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Local residents are more likely to provide unpaid support, with 15.0% caring for others and 28.7% looking after children. This trend is seen in the home too, as 27.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
15.0% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 about the same as the rest of the country, with 3.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Kangarilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40656/kangarilla/topic/community