35.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tonderburine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tonderburine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Tonderburine give their time to others, reflecting a high level of local involvement. This spirit is clear in the figures, with 35.2% of residents volunteering, which is far above the national rate.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.2% of people helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits 21 points above the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 18.2% of people providing support. This includes 29.5% who care for children unpaid, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 3.4% of residents having been in the service.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Tonderburine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13917/tonderburine/topic/community