12.4% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tuncurry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Tuncurry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare in Tuncurry than in the rest of the state. While 13.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, this is a little above the national figure, reflecting a community with a strong presence of veterans and carers.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.4% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the national average of 14.1% and has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 14.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. In contrast, the 13.4% of people providing general unpaid care is a little above the national average.
13.4% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.1% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Tuncurry have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.8%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011154/tuncurry/topic/community