12.1% ▼ -49.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Tumbulgum · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Tumbulgum
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 35% of people in North Tumbulgum spend 15 hours or more a week on unpaid housework. This is far above the national figure and is the most striking feature of how the local community spends its spare time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average, far fewer people here look after children unpaid compared to the state and national figures.
12.6% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.7% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 34.7%
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.
About 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Tumbulgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13022/north-tumbulgum/topic/community