13.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taylors Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Taylors Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 5.5% of people in Taylors Flat have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas. This military connection stands out in a community where other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are generally lower than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is lower than most areas but remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is far below the national figure at just 5.9%, one of the lowest rates for this level. This is consistent with lower rates of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
5.9% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 common here, with 5.5% of residents having served. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and a little above the Australian average.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Taylors Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13793/taylors-flat/topic/community