22.2% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tenterfield · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Tenterfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care make Tenterfield stand out compared to similar areas. While 22.2% of people volunteer their time, others contribute through significant unpaid work at home. This pattern of community support is more common here than across the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of people in Tenterfield volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas, although the rate has fallen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 27.1% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the 20.7% national figure. While the proportion of people providing unpaid care rose slightly to 14.6%, those caring for children unpaid fell to 17.4%, which is well below the state average.
14.6% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
A total of 4.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 84% 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 Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17400/tenterfield/topic/community