35.0% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tibooburra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tibooburra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Among the highest in its category for community spirit, Tibooburra sees 35% of its people volunteering. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. It is a place where a significant portion of the population gives their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% average for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.5% of people caring for children, a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, 12.5% provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
12.5% ▲ +82.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Tibooburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13877/tibooburra/topic/community