16.1% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tamworth - Gunnedah · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Tamworth - Gunnedah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Tamworth - Gunnedah volunteer and provide unpaid care than in most similar areas. While 16.1% of the population volunteers, this is a drop from 22.1% in 2011. This high level of community contribution is a standout feature for the region compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.1% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, though it has fallen 6.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is more frequent than in most areas, with 12.7% providing care and 22.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Around 26.6% of people also care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.7% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 2.9% of people having served. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.9%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) 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 - Gunnedah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11004/tamworth-gunnedah/topic/community