29.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leawood Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Leawood Gardens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Leawood Gardens than in the rest of the country. Nearly 30% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure. This strong drive to volunteer stands out against a lower tendency for unpaid care work in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 29.8% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This is far above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 10.6% of people provide unpaid care, and the 23.4% who care for children unpaid is well below the South Australian figure of 26.5%.
10.6% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 community 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 Leawood Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40755/leawood-gardens/topic/community