14.5% ▼ -37.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Towrang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Towrang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Towrang is shaped by a high number of people performing unpaid work at home and a strong history of military service. While 14.5% of residents volunteer, the area stands out for the high proportion of people doing significant housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and about the same as the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household duties are a major part of life here, with 29.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, those providing unpaid care for others or children are much fewer than in most areas, with child care at 18.8% and general care at 8.7%.
8.7% ▼ -43.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.3%, this is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher than 84% 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 Towrang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13948/towrang/topic/community