20.6% ▼ -36.9%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tea Gardens · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tea Gardens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Tea Gardens have fallen by 12 percentage points since 2011, yet the area remains a hub of community activity. About 20.6% of residents still volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 20.6% of the population giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the national figure, but 29.1% of residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas. General unpaid care for others is around the middle for its level at 13.1%.
13.1% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.4% ▼ -57.5%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 29.1%
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 very common here, with 7.4% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for its level and well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
7.4%
Higher than 94% of urban centre 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 Tea Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115133/tea-gardens/topic/community