17.4% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tea Tree Gully · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tea Tree Gully
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care distinguish Tea Tree Gully from many other similar areas. About 17.4% of people volunteer here, and nearly 5% have served in the Defence Force. This community is notably more active in supporting others and the country than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Tea Tree Gully, with 17.4% of residents giving their time. This is about the same as the South Australian figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, as 14.6% of people provide this support, which is higher than most areas. This includes 29.5% of residents caring for children unpaid—a figure well above both the state and national averages.
14.6% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas. About 4.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for South Australia and Australia.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Tea Tree Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41432/tea-tree-gully/topic/community