11.0% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Teralba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Teralba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of childcare compared to other areas define community life in Teralba. While 32.3% of people provide unpaid child care, volunteering levels are notably low. This suggests a local focus on family duties over broader community activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.0% of Teralba residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a major feature here, with 32.3% of people providing this care, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Other forms of help are more typical, with 13.0% providing general unpaid care and 21.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.0% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 3.4% of residents having this experience.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Teralba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13808/teralba/topic/community