36.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koolunga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Koolunga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Among the highest for its type, Koolunga is a place where residents give back far more than most. Over a third of the people here volunteer, and the area has a very high rate of unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common in Koolunga, with 36.6% of people helping out. This is far 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.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, as 16.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas. This is seen in the 27.5% of residents who do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%.
16.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
Military service is also common here, with 7.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is well above both the state figure of 3.2% and the national average of 2.8%.
7.2%
Higher than 89% 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 Koolunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40709/koolunga/topic/community