33.5% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tintinara · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tintinara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 33.5% of people in Tintinara volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit defines the area, where volunteering rates are among the highest for similar places. The local tendency to help out has grown since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33.5% of residents giving their time. This is far above the South Australian rate of 17.0% and rose 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care has fallen across the board since 2011, with only 8.8% of people providing unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. About 26.4% of people care for children unpaid, while 22.0% do 15 or more hours of housework.
8.8% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 people who served in the Defence Force live here, at 1.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
1.8%
Lower than 87% 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 Tintinara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422056/tintinara/topic/community