19.9% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tumut - Tumbarumba · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Tumut - Tumbarumba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in five people in Tumut - Tumbarumba volunteer, a rate well above the New South Wales figure. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Other forms of community care and service remain steady compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 20% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 23.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.3% provide unpaid care, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.3% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.0% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Tumut - Tumbarumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11302/tumut-tumbarumba/topic/community