45.2% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kelly · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kelly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 45.2% of people in Kelly volunteer, a figure far above the national rate of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement extends into the home, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care than those in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly half of the population volunteers here, which is far above the 17.0% seen across South Australia. This rate is among the highest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common in Kelly, with 31.0% of people providing care—far above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 45.2% of people caring for children and 28.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the state and national averages.
31.0% ▲ +181.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.2% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 Kelly has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian rate 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 Kelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40676/kelly/topic/community