38.6% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Lock than in almost any other similar area. About 38.6% of residents give their time to help others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit stands out against the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 38.6% of the population helping out. This is far above the 17.0% seen across South Australia and 24 points higher than the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—others are less likely to provide care. Those caring for children unpaid (22.3%) and those providing general unpaid care (10.2%) are both lower than most areas.
10.2% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.5%. This is a little below the state figure of 3.2% and the national average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Lock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40774/lock/topic/community