27.5% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Point Turton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Point Turton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the community has become a standout feature of life in Point Turton. This is a highly active area where 27.5% of people volunteer, a figure far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than one in four people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the state, 31.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the Australian average. Unpaid care for others is also a little higher than the state and national figures.
14.4% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.7% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
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 higher share of residents than in most areas have served in the Defence Force, with 3.3% of the population having served.
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 Point Turton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41175/point-turton/topic/community