23.9% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tabulam · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tabulam
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Tabulam volunteer their time, which is far above the state and national figures. This strong spirit of community service defines the area, though it is also marked by a much lower rate of people caring for children unpaid than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.9% of the community volunteers, a figure that is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and well above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare (15.0%) compared to the rest of the country, 14.8% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, which is higher than most areas. Additionally, 24.5% of people spend 15 or more hours on unpaid housework, well above the national figure.
14.8% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates seen across New South Wales and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 Tabulam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13738/tabulam/topic/community