33.9% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karoonda · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Karoonda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in three people in Karoonda volunteer, making it a place where community involvement is far more common than across the country. This spirit of helping out is reflected in high rates of both formal volunteering and unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33.9% of residents giving their time. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, as 17.5% of people provide care—well above the 11.9% national average. This is consistent with 27.0% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is also well above the national figure.
17.5% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
A higher than usual share of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.8% of residents having served. This is about the same as the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40670/karoonda/topic/community