20.1% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingston On Murray · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kingston On Murray
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 20.5% of people providing unpaid care is among the highest rates for similar areas, marking a strong trend of community support in Kingston On Murray. This high level of care is matched by a strong volunteering spirit and a notable number of former defence personnel.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.1% of residents giving their time. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 20.5% of people provide unpaid care—well above the national figure of 11.9%—this is not driven by childcare, as the 20.5% of people caring for children is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 27.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national rate of 20.7%.
20.5% ▲ +93.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 similar areas. The 5.2% of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above both the state (3.2%) and national (2.8%) figures.
5.2%
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 Kingston On Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40699/kingston-on-murray/topic/community