22.8% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tennyson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Tennyson volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This strong spirit of community service is a standout feature of the area. Residents are also more likely than most to have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.8% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 28% of people caring for children, a rate a little above the national figure. Around 13.2% provide some form of unpaid care, while 21.5% do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
13.2% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.9% of people having served. This is a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32771/tennyson/topic/community