26.4% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Torrens · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Torrens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Mount Torrens than in the rest of the country. Over a quarter of the population gives their time to others, reflecting a strong level of community involvement. This trend of helping out extends to unpaid care and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.4% of people helping out. This is far above the Australian figure of 14.1% and well above South Australia's 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid help here than in most areas. About 14.7% provide unpaid care, while 27.6% look after children unpaid, which is a little above the national figure.
14.7% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
Defence service is much more common in Mount Torrens than in most similar areas. Around 4.7% of residents have served, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40964/mount-torrens/topic/community