34.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Totnes Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Totnes Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 34.5% of people in Totnes Valley volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area. While many residents contribute their time to others, very few are involved in unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.5% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Almost half of residents (48.3%) spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average of 20.7%. In contrast, no one here provides unpaid childcare, and only 10.3% provide other unpaid care, which is a little below the national figure.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
48.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 48.3%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian average 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 Totnes Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13940/totnes-valley/topic/community