36.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingsford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kingsford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Kingsford volunteer, a rate far higher than the national figure. This level of community spirit is reflected in the high number of residents who dedicate significant time to unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.6% of people pitching in, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 7.3% of people provide unpaid care—well below the national figure—a much higher than usual 34.1% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. Around 24.4% provide unpaid childcare, which is slightly below the state and national rates.
7.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 34.1%
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.
No one in Kingsford has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Kingsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40698/kingsford/topic/community