8.6% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taylor · State Electorate
Community Participation in Taylor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Taylor provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most areas. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent, and the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. This is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 29.1% of people providing unpaid care for children. Other care roles are less common, as 18.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, though 12.7% provide other types of unpaid care.
12.7% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.8%, this is a little above the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
4.8%
Higher than 87% of state electorate 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 Taylor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40042/taylor/topic/community