11.9% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tingira Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tingira Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Tingira Heights involves a high level of family responsibility, with 31.6% of people providing unpaid childcare. This stands out as a defining feature of the area, as the figure is well above both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 11.9% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus for many, with a much higher proportion of people caring for children unpaid than in most areas. This is alongside 13.4% of residents providing general unpaid care and 23.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are a little above the national figures.
13.4% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
About 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Tingira Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13892/tingira-heights/topic/community