11.2% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Royal Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Royal Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Royal Park than in other parts of the state. Only 11.2% of residents give their time to volunteering, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This gap marks the most striking difference in how the local community participates compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 11.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. While 25.1% care for children unpaid, only 17.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much lower than most areas.
12.6% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, a result that is about the same as both the state and national figures.
2.5%
Lower 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 Royal Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41282/royal-park/topic/community