21.9% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kings Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kings Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Kings Park than in the rest of the country. About 21.9% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This creates a community with a very high level of local engagement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 21.9% of residents volunteering, Kings Park is well above both South Australia and the national average. This rate is higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower here than in the state or nation, at 20.5%. Meanwhile, 12.4% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.4% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas. About 5.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the South Australian and national figures.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Kings Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40696/kings-park/topic/community