11.1% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tweed Heads South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Tweed Heads South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 5% of people in Tweed Heads South have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than in most other similar areas. This strong military connection stands out in a place where other forms of community involvement, such as volunteering, are relatively low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care—a figure a little above the national average—far fewer people here care for children unpaid (17.7%) compared to the rest of Australia (26.3%).
13.4% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.7% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
The proportion of residents who served in the Defence Force is 4.9%, which is a little above both the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
4.9%
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 Tweed Heads South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031552/tweed-heads-south/topic/community