16.1% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Teelah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Teelah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of residents in Teelah spend a significant amount of time on unpaid housework, making it a place where home and family duties are a major part of daily life. This commitment to the home is paired with a strong record of service, as veterans are much more common here than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the 14.1% figure seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here; 35.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of home activity is consistent with 32.3% of residents caring for children unpaid, a rate well above most other areas.
12.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 35.5%
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.
A high number of people in Teelah have served in the Defence Force, with 7.9% of the population being veterans. This is well above the 3.9% seen in Queensland and more than double the Australian average of 2.8%.
7.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Teelah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32765/teelah/topic/community