15.2% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Turondale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Turondale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service shapes daily life in Turondale, where a high number of residents give their time to others. This is seen in the local support for the community and a notably high number of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 12% of people provide unpaid childcare—a figure far below the national average—unpaid care for others is much more common here than in most areas, with 17.4% of residents contributing.
17.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
Service to the country is a standout feature in Turondale, where 6.5% of people have served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.8% national figure.
6.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Turondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13995/turondale/topic/community