# Community Participation — Tumut - Tumbarumba

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Tumut - Tumbarumba (Sub-region (SA3))

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.

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.

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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 19.9% | -16.2% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 12.3% | +2.6% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 24.6% | -8.2% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 3.0% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 23.5% | -12.9% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11302/tumut-tumbarumba/topic/community