9.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tamban · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tamban
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 10% of residents in Tamban have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While military service is common, other forms of community involvement are lower than usual, particularly in volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.1% of people volunteer their time, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents spend significant time at home, with 30.7% doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a higher than usual rate of people providing unpaid care, though the 15.9% caring for children is far below the Australian average.
13.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.9% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 30.7%
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.
The community has a strong military connection, with 9.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
9.6%
Higher than 95% 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 Tamban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13758/tamban/topic/community