Taylorville · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Taylorville

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A far higher share of people volunteer in Taylorville than in the rest of the country. Nearly 30% of residents give their time to others, a figure that sits well above both the state and national averages.

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📍 Taylorville, Suburb / Locality

Where Taylorville sits — Volunteers

29.3% ▼ -17.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Taylorville — higher than 85% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Taylorville29.3%
5330, SA 24.5%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 29.3% of people helping out. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% across Australia.

29.3% ▼ -17.1%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.4%
  • 2016: 33.9%
  • 2021: 29.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

More people here do unpaid work than in most areas, with 27.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Around 13.9% provide unpaid care and 27.4% care for children unpaid, both of which are slightly above the national average.

13.9% ▼ -13.1%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

27.4% ▼ -21.9%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.1%
  • 2016: 36.4%
  • 2021: 27.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

27.9% ▼ -12.4%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.8%
  • 2016: 28.9%
  • 2021: 27.9%

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.

No one in Taylorville has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the 3.2% for South Australia and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Taylorville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41431/taylorville/topic/community