25.8% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Talbingo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Talbingo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has grown significantly in Talbingo, with 25.8% of residents now giving their time to others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, marking the area as a place with exceptionally high community spirit.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a quarter of people here volunteer, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While few people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the national figure, 26.3% of residents do over 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the Australian average.
13.1% ▲ +62.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.1% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.1% of the population having served, slightly above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Talbingo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13745/talbingo/topic/community