14.5% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Telowie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Telowie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of parents provide unpaid childcare in Telowie, marking a key feature of community life here. While many residents manage these family duties, other forms of community contribution and service are less common than in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.5% of people in Telowie volunteer, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 34.2% of people caring for children unpaid, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is less common, as only 10.5% provide general unpaid care, which is a little below the state average.
10.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
No one in Telowie has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the South Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Telowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41434/telowie/topic/community