29.1% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Trundle · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Trundle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Trundle volunteer their time, a figure that has grown significantly over the last decade. This high level of community spirit makes the area stand out far above both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.1% of people helping out. This is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is a little below the national figure at 23.4%. Meanwhile, 12.6% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.6% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 4%, this is a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Trundle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13958/trundle/topic/community