0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Thorpdale South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Thorpdale South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Thirty-seven percent of people in Thorpdale South provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family care stands in contrast to other forms of community work, with very few residents volunteering or serving in the defence force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is almost non-existent here, with 0.0% of people helping out. This is far below the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid care for the elderly or disabled is far below the state average at 0.0%, family duties are common. Around 37.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, and 29.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above the national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 2.8% recorded across 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 Thorpdale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22512/thorpdale-south/topic/community