42.4% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tara · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 42.4% of people in Tara volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is matched by a strong tendency for residents to take on significant unpaid care and domestic work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 42.4% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and is among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Tara, where 48.5% of people care for children and 45.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are far above the national averages, while 15.2% of residents provide general unpaid care.
15.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
48.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 45.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower 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).
More for Tara
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Tara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13771/tara/topic/community