11.6% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tacoma South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tacoma South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Tacoma South involves a high level of unpaid work and care. While only 11.6% of people volunteer, nearly one in five residents provides unpaid care to others. This reflects a community where a significant amount of time is spent supporting family and households.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. At 11.6%, the figure is a little below both the New South Wales average of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household responsibilities are very high in Tacoma South, with 29.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the national figure. This trend is seen in other areas of care too, as 18.5% provide unpaid care and 27.8% care for children unpaid.
18.5% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Tacoma South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13740/tacoma-south/topic/community