14.9% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Tamworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 15% of people in North Tamworth volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This community shows a lower level of unpaid home and care work than most similar areas. While some residents contribute through volunteering, others provide support through unpaid care and past military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of residents volunteer their time. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13%, though it is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care work is much lower than in most areas. Only 9.9% of people provide unpaid care, and just 17.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well below the state figure of 21.2%.
9.9% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 common here, with 2.9% of the population having served. This is about the same as both the New South Wales and national figures.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 North Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13021/north-tamworth/topic/community