15.9% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lockleys · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lockleys
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Lockleys involves a high level of unpaid support, with more people providing care for others than in most similar areas. Around 14.5% of residents provide unpaid care, reflecting a strong focus on supporting family and others in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 15.9% of people pitching in. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%, though it remains a little above the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for many, as 14.5% of residents provide such support, which is higher than most areas. This includes 27.8% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure slightly above both the state and national averages.
14.5% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
Defence service is common at a rate of 2.8%, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Lockleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40775/lockleys/topic/community