21.2% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kensington Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kensington Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Kensington Park volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement marks the area as a standout for unpaid contribution compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the South Australian average of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.9% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas, only 19.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is much lower than most areas and slightly below the state figure.
13.9% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Around 2.1% of the community has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40679/kensington-park/topic/community