14.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Turners Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Turners Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people do unpaid housework in Turners Flat than in most similar areas. While some residents contribute through volunteering, the most striking feature is the high number of people spending a significant part of their week on home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people volunteer their time, which is about the same as the national figure and a little above the New South Wales rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A far higher share of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in most areas, sitting 11 points above the Australian average. This trend is seen alongside a higher rate of people providing general unpaid care, though those caring for children is well below the national figure.
14.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 31.3%
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.
No one in Turners Flat has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates for both New South Wales and Australia.
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 Turners Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13994/turners-flat/topic/community