Taradale · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Taradale

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Over 41% of people in Taradale volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement marks the area as one of the most active for volunteering compared to similar places.

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📍 Taradale, Suburb / Locality

Where Taradale sits — Volunteers

41.4%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Taradale — higher than 95% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Taradale41.4%
2653, NSW 22.8%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 41.4% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and the 13% seen across New South Wales.

41.4%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 64.0%
  • 2021: 41.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 13.8% of people provide some form of unpaid care—which is a little above the national figure—only 13.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, well below the national average of 20.7%. Around 24.1% provide unpaid childcare, slightly lower than the state and national figures.

13.8%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.0%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

24.1%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.0%
  • 2021: 24.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

13.8%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 13.8%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national figure.

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 Taradale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13772/taradale/topic/community