15.7% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tinana South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tinana South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people handle unpaid care and housework in Tinana South than in most similar areas. While 15.7% of the community volunteer, the area is most notable for its high rates of home-based care and a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 29.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with higher than average rates of people providing unpaid care (16.8%) and caring for children (28.8%).
16.8% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.7% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Tinana South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32828/tinana-south/topic/community