15.1% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tewantin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tewantin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Tewantin provide unpaid childcare than in the rest of the state. This gap is a standout feature of the local community, though other forms of helping out and service remain common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 20.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well below the 26.5% seen across Queensland. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 22.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 12.1% providing general unpaid care.
12.1% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 higher share of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.6% of the population being veterans.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Tewantin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32774/tewantin/topic/community