Kanmantoo · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Kanmantoo

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

One third of residents in Kanmantoo provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This community sees a high level of unpaid support and service, from domestic work to military experience. Most of these contributions are significantly higher than typical figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Kanmantoo, Suburb / Locality

Where Kanmantoo sits — Volunteers

17.2% ▼ -28.8%
  • 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 Kanmantoo — lower than 55% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Kanmantoo17.2%
5252, SA 21.3%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 17.2% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.

17.2% ▼ -28.8%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.1%
  • 2016: 24.5%
  • 2021: 17.2%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Care roles are common here, with 15.5% of people providing unpaid care and 28.5% doing over 15 hours of housework. These figures are well above those for South Australia and the nation, including a much higher rate of unpaid childcare at 33.0%.

15.5% ▲ +25.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 15.5%

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

33.0% ▼ -14.3%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.5%
  • 2016: 40.2%
  • 2021: 33.0%

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

28.5% ▲ +6.7%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 31.7%
  • 2021: 28.5%

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 4.4% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national 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 Kanmantoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40660/kanmantoo/topic/community