20.0% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tingun · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tingun
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 20% of people in Tingun volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Residents are also very active in providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five people here volunteer, a rate that is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common in Tingun, with 32.1% of people providing this care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.1% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Tingun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32833/tingun/topic/community