25.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tumut Plains · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tumut Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are contributing to their community in Tumut Plains than in most other areas. A standout 25.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of local involvement extends to unpaid care and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.5% of people helping out. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more frequent than in most areas, with 14.5% providing care and 29.1% looking after children. However, far fewer people spend 15 or more hours on housework compared to the national figure of 20.7%.
14.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.7% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national rate 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 Tumut Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13985/tumut-plains/topic/community