13.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koonunga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Koonunga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care and housework in Koonunga than in the rest of South Australia. Only 11.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is lower than in most similar areas. This trend extends to other forms of community contribution, including volunteering and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people here volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here, with only 8.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is far below the national figure of 20.7%, and the 13.9% who care for children unpaid is also far below the Australian average.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.9% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.3% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that 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 Koonunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40715/koonunga/topic/community