0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Salisbury South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Salisbury South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of former service members define the community spirit in Salisbury South. While 6.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, the area shows very little activity in other forms of local volunteering or unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is almost non-existent here, with 0.0% of people participating. This is far below the 17.0% seen across South Australia and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care and housework are both remarkably low at 0.0%. These figures are far below the state and national averages, where usually around 20% to 26% of people provide this kind of support.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
The area has a strong military connection, with 6.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.2% found in South Australia and the 2.8% across the country.
6.9%
Higher than 89% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41295/salisbury-south/topic/community