26.0% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tickera · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tickera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 26% of people in Tickera volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This level of community involvement is much higher than in most other similar areas. It paints a picture of a place where residents are highly active in supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26% of people pitching in. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17% and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the state and national figures, 33.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Additionally, 15% of residents provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
15.0% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.5% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 33.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Tickera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41451/tickera/topic/community