12.8% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Theodore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Theodore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people in Theodore balance their daily lives with family and service duties. While few residents volunteer, many are dedicated to caring for children and have a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the ACT figure of 18.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 32.1% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the national average of 26.3%. Other forms of unpaid care are more typical, as 13.3% of residents provide care, which is a little above the national figure.
13.3% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 common in Theodore, where 5.3% of people have served. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80124/theodore/topic/community