12.7% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tingalpa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tingalpa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people in Tingalpa provide unpaid childcare compared to the national average. While 30.2% of residents care for children without pay, volunteering rates are lower than in most similar areas. This creates a distinct community profile where home-based care is more common than formal community service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 30.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are less common here than in most areas.
11.3% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
About 3.3% of people in Tingalpa have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 Tingalpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32831/tingalpa/topic/community