12.8% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taloumbi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Taloumbi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define Taloumbi compared to similar areas. While few people here volunteer, a quarter of the population provides unpaid care and a high number of residents are former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 25.6% of people providing care—far above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with 30.8% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though the 17.9% who care for children unpaid is well below the national average.
25.6% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 4.9% of people having served, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Taloumbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13756/taloumbi/topic/community