27.4% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tallimba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tallimba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Tallimba compared to the rest of the state. This community is very active, with 27.4% of residents giving their time to others, which is more than double the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 27.4% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, as 15.6% of people provide this support, well above the national figure. This includes 33.3% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
15.6% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 2.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate and the national figure of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Tallimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13748/tallimba/topic/community