14.6% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tamworth - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Tamworth - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little more than 12% of people provide unpaid care in Tamworth - East, which is higher than most areas. While many residents contribute to their community through care and housework, the number of local volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when the volunteering rate was 20.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is more common here than in most areas, with 12.9% of residents providing this support. Meanwhile, those doing unpaid housework or caring for children have both fallen since 2011, with 20.6% and 26.0% of people in those roles respectively.
12.9% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
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 Tamworth - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041202/tamworth-east/topic/community