24.4% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tilbuster · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tilbuster
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Tilbuster has remained strong, with a striking 24.4% of residents volunteering their time. This reflects a community that is far more active in unpaid work and care than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in four people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home life involves a lot of unpaid work, with 31.1% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, far above the Australian average of 20.7%. This is consistent with the 28.9% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the state average.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 31.1%
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.
No one in Tilbuster has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Tilbuster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13882/tilbuster/topic/community