Tabbita · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Tabbita

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

Almost 46% of people in Tabbita provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This is the most striking feature of community life here, though other forms of unpaid care and volunteering are less common.

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📍 Tabbita, Suburb / Locality

Where Tabbita sits — Volunteers

15.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tabbita — lower than 61% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Tabbita15.8%
2652, NSW 22.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia, though this is lower than most similar areas.

15.8%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While unpaid childcare is among the highest at this level, other forms of care are rare; 19.3% do 15 or more hours of housework and no one provides other unpaid care, which is far below the national figure.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

45.6%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 45.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

19.3%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.1%
  • 2021: 19.3%

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.

No one in Tabbita has served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below the state and national averages.

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 Tabbita [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13736/tabbita/topic/community