23.0% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Teven · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Teven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of volunteering has grown in Teven, where 23% of people now give their time to help others. This rate is far above the New South Wales figure of 13%. Residents are more likely to contribute to the community and serve in the military than people in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23% of people helping out. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more frequent than in most areas, with 27% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it. Meanwhile, 26.6% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.3% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 much more common here than in most other areas. About 4.7% of residents have served, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Teven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13822/teven/topic/community