15.5% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tamworth Regional · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Tamworth Regional
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care than most similar areas define the community spirit in Tamworth Regional. While 12.8% of people provide unpaid care, the number of local volunteers has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this is lower than most other areas and has fallen 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 26.8% of people caring for children and 12.8% providing general unpaid care, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 21.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
12.8% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) 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 Tamworth Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17310/tamworth-regional/topic/community