Tuncester · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Tuncester

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far more people in Tuncester do unpaid housework than the national figure, with 31.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on these tasks. This community also shows a strong spirit of giving, with nearly one in five residents volunteering their time.

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📍 Tuncester, Suburb / Locality

Where Tuncester sits — Volunteers

19.1% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tuncester — higher than 55% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Tuncester19.1%
2480, NSW 17.9%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 19.1% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.

19.1% —

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Family duties are common here, as 31.9% of people provide unpaid childcare—a rate well above the national figure. While many do housework, the 8.5% who provide other types of unpaid care is well below the Australian average of 11.9%.

8.5% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.5%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

31.9% —

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 31.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

31.9% —

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.8%
  • 2021: 31.9%

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 New South Wales and national figures.

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 Tuncester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13986/tuncester/topic/community