20.0% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tailem Bend · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tailem Bend
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Tailem Bend spend their spare time volunteering, a rate well above both state and national figures. This high level of community contribution is a standout feature for the area. It is a place where residents are more likely to give their time to others than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.0% of residents volunteer, which is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. This level of participation is higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 17.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national average of 26.3%. However, 13.6% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, and 24.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are slightly higher than state and national figures.
13.6% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and sits slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Tailem Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41416/tailem-bend/topic/community