20.3% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kensington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Kensington stands out among similar areas for its high level of community spirit. About 20.3% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. While many people contribute to the community, fewer residents here provide unpaid childcare compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Kensington, with 20.3% of people giving their time. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is less common here than in most areas, at 21.0%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Around 19.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 12.5% provide some form of unpaid care.
12.5% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 2.5%. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8% and the state figure of 3.2%.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40677/kensington/topic/community