41.1% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kimba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kimba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 41% of people in Kimba volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit defines daily life in the town, where residents are much more likely to give their time to help others compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 41.1% of people helping out. This is far above the 17% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—unpaid care for children at 24.1% is a little below the state and national averages.
11.3% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 1.2% of the population having served. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Kimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40694/kimba/topic/community