23.2% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Spring Terrace · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Spring Terrace
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Spring Terrace volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This strong community spirit is reflected in the high number of people who provide unpaid care and help at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.2% of people pitching in. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 18.2% caring for others and 29.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national average. About 26.3% of people provide unpaid child care, which is about the same as across Australia.
18.2% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
No one in Spring Terrace has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Spring Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13636/spring-terrace/topic/community