21.3% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingswood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kingswood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over twice as many people volunteer here than in some other areas, making Kingswood a place with a very active community spirit. About 21.3% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of engagement is seen across volunteering, caring, and former military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 21.3% of people in Kingswood volunteer, a rate that is well above both the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is a little above the national level, with 14.2% of residents helping others. While 26.9% of people care for children unpaid, this is about the same as the rest of the country.
14.2% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Kingswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40702/kingswood/topic/community