16.0% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Torrensville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Torrensville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid care in Torrensville compared to the national figure. While 14.9% of residents provide this support, other forms of community involvement and housework levels are generally lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.0% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the South Australian average and a little above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 14.9% of people doing so, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.9%. However, this contrasts with the low number of people doing unpaid housework (18.6%) or caring for children (21.8%), both of which are well below national and state levels.
14.9% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 less common here than in most similar areas. Only 1.4% of residents have served, which is a little below both the South Australian and national figures.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Torrensville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41466/torrensville/topic/community