17.4% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Telina · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Telina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 32% of people in Telina provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care is mirrored by a strong spirit of community service. Residents are more likely to volunteer their time compared to most other areas in Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of the community volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 32.4% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the national figure of 26.3%—those providing other unpaid care or doing heavy housework are less common than in most other areas.
11.6% ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Telina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32767/telina/topic/community