21.5% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tintenbar · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tintenbar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Tintenbar contribute their time to others compared to most similar areas. Around 21.5% of the population volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This strong local involvement is mirrored by high levels of unpaid family care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and has stayed steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 31.5% spend 15 or more hours weekly on housework. This is far above the Australian average of 20.7%. Meanwhile, the 31.1% of people caring for children unpaid is well above the state figure, though the share of people providing other types of unpaid care has fallen to 10.8%.
10.8% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.5% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 31.5%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 2.5% of the population having done so. This is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
2.5%
Lower than 78% 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 Tintenbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121109/tintenbar/topic/community