14.3% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Risdon Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Risdon Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small gap exists between Risdon Park and the state average for volunteering, but other forms of community contribution remain steady. While about 14.3% of people volunteer, this is a little below the South Australian figure. Most residents contribute to their community through unpaid care or previous service in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.9% of people providing care and 23.5% looking after children unpaid, both of which are about the same as national and state figures. Around 21.7% of people do more than 15 hours of housework a week, which is lower than most areas.
12.9% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.2% of the population having served.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Risdon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41259/risdon-park/topic/community