35.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karkoo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Karkoo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Karkoo and the rest of the country in how people contribute to their community. More than a third of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of local involvement defines the community's social spirit.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.1% of people helping out. This is far above the 17.0% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus, as 32.4% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 8.1%.
8.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
No one in Karkoo has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the South Australian average 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 Karkoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40669/karkoo/topic/community