20.9% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Tamworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in East Tamworth give their time to volunteering, far exceeding national rates. This strong spirit of community service is matched by a high number of residents providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.9% of residents volunteer here, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in the area, with 14.6% of people providing care—well above the state average. This includes 27.3% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the national figure.
14.6% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 3.0% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality 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 East Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11366/east-tamworth/topic/community