28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tallowwood Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tallowwood Ridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher rate of volunteering than the national average defines Tallowwood Ridge, where 28.6% of people give their time to others. This strong community spirit is paired with a very high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 29% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is far above both the New South Wales and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While almost no one here provides unpaid care for others, over half the population (52.4%) spends 15 hours or more on housework, which is far above the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
52.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 52.4%
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 elsewhere, with 19% of people having served, far exceeding the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
19.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Tallowwood Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13751/tallowwood-ridge/topic/community