6.1% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tregear · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tregear
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.1% of people in Tregear volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in other areas of unpaid work and service. Most residents do not participate in formal volunteering or veteran services compared to state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 6.1% of people volunteer here, a figure that is well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here than in most areas, with only 17.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below the national figure of 20.7%, and far fewer people provide unpaid childcare (22.2%) compared to the rest of the country.
11.2% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.3%, this is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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).
More for Tregear
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Tregear [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13952/tregear/topic/community