15.1% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tea Tree Gully · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Tea Tree Gully
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Tea Tree Gully provide unpaid childcare, making it one of the most common activities for residents in the area. While family care is a major focus, other forms of community work like volunteering have declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most other areas. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and has fallen 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much more common here than in most areas, with 29.1% of people involved. Other care roles are also prevalent, as the 13.2% who provide general unpaid care is higher than in most areas and has risen since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.7% of residents having a military background.
3.7%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) 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 Tea Tree Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47700/tea-tree-gully/topic/community