26.1% ▼ -36.8%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kersbrook · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kersbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community contribution mark Kersbrook (L) compared to most similar areas. While 26.1% of people volunteer, the area is also defined by a very high proportion of residents providing unpaid care and housework for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.1% of people volunteer here, which is far above the Australian figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop of 15 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 33.5% of people caring for children—well above the 26.3% national figure. Similarly, 17.4% provide other unpaid care and 28.9% spend 15 or more hours on housework, both of which are much higher than in most areas.
17.4% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
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 its level, with 3.5% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Kersbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422026/kersbrook/topic/community