25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Teal Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Teal Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has shifted in Teal Point, where a quarter of residents now volunteer. This high level of local engagement is a standout feature for the area. It is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and far above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 50% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 22.7% provide unpaid care—well above the state average—the share of people caring for children is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
22.7% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Teal Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22475/teal-point/topic/community