9.5% ▼ -66.1%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elizabeth · State Electorate
Community Participation in Elizabeth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Less than one in ten people volunteer in Elizabeth, which is far below the national figure. While formal volunteering has dropped, many residents are heavily involved in providing unpaid care and support for others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the South Australian average of 17.0%. This is a sharp drop for the area, as volunteering fell 19 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing care and 27.9% caring for children, both of which are higher than most areas. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework fell to 19.4% since 2011.
13.7% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Elizabeth have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, at 4.4%.
4.4%
Higher than 84% of state electorate 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 Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40012/elizabeth/topic/community