28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Templeton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Templeton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of the people in Mount Templeton provide unpaid childcare, making it an area with very high levels of community and family support. This spirit of helping out is seen across the board, from high rates of volunteering to a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 29% of residents volunteer, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 40% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 28.6% providing unpaid care. Both figures are far above the national typicals, which sit at around 21% and 12% respectively.
28.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
54.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
40.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 40.0%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 10.8% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
10.8%
Higher than 98% 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 Mount Templeton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40963/mount-templeton/topic/community