22.4% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bega - Tathra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bega - Tathra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Bega - Tathra volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where residents are much more likely than those in other areas to provide unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.4% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a drop from 2011, when the rate was 26.6%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents are much more likely to provide unpaid support than people elsewhere. This includes 14.7% providing general unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011, and 26.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework a week.
14.7% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bega - Tathra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041019/bega-tathra/topic/community