19.7% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Risdon Park South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Risdon Park South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Risdon Park South volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where residents are more likely to provide unpaid care than those in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.7% of the community pitching in, a figure slightly higher than the South Australian average of 17%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common than in most areas, with 14.8% of people helping out. This is reflected in the home, where 24.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
14.8% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
Defence service is about the same as the rest of the country, with 2.8% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
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 Risdon Park South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41260/risdon-park-south/topic/community