34.9% ▲ +140.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karoonda · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Karoonda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 21 percentage point gap separates the volunteer rate in Karoonda from the national figure. This community is exceptionally active, with 34.9% of people volunteering, a figure that has risen by 20 points since 2011. It is one of the most active areas for community participation in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.9% of residents helping out. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 17.6% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure. While fewer people care for children unpaid compared to most areas, 26.0% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
17.6% ▲ +71.7%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
Defence service is more common in Karoonda than in most similar areas. About 6.6% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
6.6%
Higher than 90% of urban centre 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 Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422025/karoonda/topic/community