12.7% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taree · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Taree
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most areas, 14.6% of people in Taree provide unpaid care. While this support for others is strong, the local rate of volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade. These figures show a community where formal volunteering is less common but home-based care is a major priority.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 12.7% since 2011, a drop of 5.4 percentage points. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of residents providing care, which is well above the New South Wales figure. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 21.7%, which is well below both the state and national averages.
14.6% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
Defence service is more common in Taree than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of the population having served. This is a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
3.6%
Higher than 72% 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 Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051169/taree/topic/community