19.6% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Tara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Tara fell by 5.3 percentage points since 2011, though the area remains very active. Nearly 20% of residents still volunteer, which is a much higher share than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.6% of people in Tara volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 19.7% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—unpaid housework is more common here, with 25.1% of residents doing 15 or more hours a week. Additionally, 13.5% of the community provide unpaid care, which is a little above the state and national averages.
13.5% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Tara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011178/tara/topic/community