15.4% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Townsend · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Townsend
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Townsend than in most similar areas. While a small number of residents contribute through volunteering, a significant portion of the community is dedicated to looking after others and managing the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people here volunteer their time, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 16.2% of people providing unpaid care—a figure well above the national average. This is alongside 23.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is also well above the Australian figure.
16.2% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 number of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.8% of the population having served, slightly above the state and national rates.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Townsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13946/townsend/topic/community