11.6% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bolton Point - Teralba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bolton Point - Teralba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Bolton Point - Teralba since 2011, though unpaid care for others remains a strong part of local life. While volunteering has dropped, the area still sees a high number of residents providing unpaid care compared to other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 3.1 percentage points since 2011 to 11.6%. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid care, with 14.3% doing so—a rate much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, 26.6% of people care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the national figure.
14.3% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bolton Point - Teralba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021215/bolton-point-teralba/topic/community