Kidman Park · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Kidman Park

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Low volunteer rates are a key feature of daily life in Kidman Park, where only 13.2% of people give their time for free. While this is much lower than most similar areas, the community shows a stronger tilt toward providing unpaid care for family and friends.

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📍 Kidman Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Kidman Park sits — Volunteers

13.2% ▼ -1.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kidman Park — lower than 75% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Kidman Park13.2%
5025, SA 13.5%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 13.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most other areas and well below the South Australian rate of 17.0%.

13.2% ▼ -1.8%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 14.4%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of people providing help to others, which is a little above the national figure. Around 25.7% care for children unpaid, while 22.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.

14.6% ▲ +16.0%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

25.7% ▼ -0.1%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.7%
  • 2016: 23.9%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

22.4% ▼ -14.1%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.0%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 22.4%

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.

About 2.3% of people in Kidman Park have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for South Australia and Australia.

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 Kidman Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40690/kidman-park/topic/community