26.1% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kenton Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kenton Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in four people in Kenton Valley volunteer their time, reflecting a community where local contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This spirit of helping out extends into the home, where a very high number of residents take on significant unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the South Australian rate of 17% and far above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the rate of people caring for children or providing general unpaid care is about the same as the state and national figures, 34.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. This is far above the Australian average of 20.7%.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 34.4%
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 number of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.1% of the population having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Kenton Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40681/kenton-valley/topic/community