17.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tarlo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tarlo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people in Tarlo serve in the Defence Force compared to the state and national figures. This community is also more likely to volunteer and do unpaid housework than the average Australian. While few residents provide unpaid childcare, there is a strong tradition of service and community contribution here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Tarlo, where 17.4% of people help out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few residents provide unpaid childcare, with 17.4% being well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 24.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian average of 20.7%.
10.7% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.8% of people having served. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Tarlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13782/tarlo/topic/community