23.9% ▼ -45.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tanja · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tanja
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Tanja has seen a lasting commitment to community support and home-based work since 2011. Nearly one in four people volunteer here, a rate far above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is matched by a high number of residents who provide unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Tanja, with 23.9% of people giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and well above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life here; 31.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. While fewer people care for children compared to most areas, 16.8% provide other forms of unpaid care, a rate well above the state average.
16.8% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.6% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 31.6%
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 less common here than in most other areas. Only 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Tanja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13765/tanja/topic/community