13.7% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Terranora - North Tumbulgum · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Terranora - North Tumbulgum
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Terranora - North Tumbulgum provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of unpaid domestic work defines much of the daily life for residents here, even as local volunteer rates have dropped significantly since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and roughly the same as the state and national figures. However, this is a big drop from 2016, when the rate was 21.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 26.4% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend matches the high rate of people providing unpaid care for others, which rose slightly to 13.8% since the last census.
13.8% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
A higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.6% of the population having served. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 Terranora - North Tumbulgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031551/terranora-north-tumbulgum/topic/community