22.1% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Torrens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Torrens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Torrens give their time to others compared to the national average. About 22.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are much more common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well above the ACT figure of 18.4%, though the 22.1% who help out is 1.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 14.9% of people providing care—a figure that has risen since 2011. This is consistent with the high number of people caring for children (33.0%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (22.8%), both of which are well above the ACT average.
14.9% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.4% of residents having served. This is a little above the national figure, although a little below the 6.0% seen across the ACT.
4.4%
Higher than 83% 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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091110/torrens/topic/community