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Thirldene · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Thirldene

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

A striking 37.5% of people in Thirldene provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While few residents volunteer, the local community is heavily involved in home-based care and housework.

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📍 Thirldene, Suburb / Locality

Where Thirldene sits — Volunteers

12.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thirldene — lower than 78% of areas.

Thirldene12.5%
2347, NSW 24.6%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with 12.5% of people helping out. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.

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12.5% —

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

The area has some of the highest rates of unpaid work, with 37.5% of people caring for children and another 37.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework. In contrast, the number of people providing other types of unpaid care is far below the national figure at 0.0%.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.0% of the population, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.

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 Thirldene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13862/thirldene/topic/community