20.2% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Teringie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Teringie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people get involved in their local community in Teringie than in most similar areas. About 20% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above both the state and national figures. This spirit of contribution extends to high levels of unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.2% of people giving their time. This is well above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in this area, with 33.8% of people caring for children and 27.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are well above the state and national averages. Additionally, 15.5% of residents provide unpaid care, which is much higher than in most other areas.
15.5% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
About 2.9% of people in Teringie have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Teringie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41438/teringie/topic/community