54.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koongawa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Koongawa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the people in Koongawa volunteer, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. This strong community spirit is the standout feature of the area, with 54.5% of residents giving their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 54.5%, the proportion of volunteers is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are less common here than elsewhere; only 9.1% of people provide unpaid care and 12.1% do 15 or more hours of housework, both well below the state and national figures. Around 24.2% care for children unpaid, which is a little below the national average of 26.3%.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.1% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
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 Koongawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40712/koongawa/topic/community