13.0% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Templestowe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Templestowe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Templestowe involves a high level of unpaid support for others, with 14.6% of people providing care. This is much higher than most similar areas. While volunteering has fallen over the last decade, many residents still dedicate significant time to their homes and families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 13.0% since 2011, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher than usual 22.4% of people do more than 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly. This sits alongside 14.6% of residents providing unpaid care, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011.
14.6% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Only 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.3%
Lower than 85% 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 Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021159/templestowe/topic/community