21.1% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tumut Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Tumut Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a fifth of people in Tumut Surrounds volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is much more common than in most areas. While volunteering has fallen since 2011, 21.1% of residents still give their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.1% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%, though it has fallen from 26.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher number of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week (25.6%) compared to the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 24.0% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
12.2% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Tumut Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113021262/tumut-surrounds/topic/community