22.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tiatukia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tiatukia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has remained strong in Tiatukia, where residents are much more likely to volunteer than those in other parts of the country. Nearly 23% of the population give their time to others, well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is mirrored in the high rates of unpaid family care within the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.8% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 17.0% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 42.5% of people caring for children unpaid—far above the national figure of 26.3%. Additionally, 29.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though the 11.6% who provide other unpaid care is lower than most areas.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
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.
Only 1.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
1.1%
Lower than 66% 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 Tiatukia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41450/tiatukia/topic/community