13.8% ▼ -39.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tarbuck Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tarbuck Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid housework set Tarbuck Bay apart from the rest of the country. While volunteering is common, a large portion of the population spends significant time managing homes and providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A striking 31.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This coincides with a higher rate of people providing unpaid care, which is well above the state and national averages.
15.0% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
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.
Around 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 Tarbuck Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13777/tarbuck-bay/topic/community