23.7% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tusmore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tusmore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Tusmore is marked by a very high level of community involvement and family support. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This spirit of helping out extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are more common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.7% of people giving their time. This is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family and home care are priorities in Tusmore, where 32.3% of people care for children unpaid—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of family support is consistent with a broader trend of unpaid care, with 15.5% of residents providing support to others.
15.5% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Tusmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41479/tusmore/topic/community