8.4% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Salisbury North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Salisbury North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Low levels of volunteering define the community spirit in Salisbury North, where only 8.4% of people give their time without pay. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and one of the lowest rates for similar areas. Other forms of community contribution, such as unpaid care and defence service, are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the South Australian rate of 17.0% and among the lowest figures for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 14.1% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian figure. While 26.0% care for children unpaid, about 18.1% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much lower than most areas.
14.1% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 around the middle for similar areas, with 2.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Salisbury North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41292/salisbury-north/topic/community