16.0% ▼ -26.8%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tamworth - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Tamworth - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.6% of people in Tamworth - North provide unpaid child care, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While volunteering is still more common here than in most other areas, the rate of people giving their time has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is higher than most areas, with 16.0% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, though the rate has fallen 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.5% of people providing care and 20.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework. The 26.6% who care for children is about the same as the national figure.
12.5% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 50% 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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041203/tamworth-north/topic/community