21.2% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Turramurra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Turramurra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Turramurra compared to most similar areas. The area is notably active, with 21.2% of residents volunteering, a figure well above the national average of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.2% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in the area, with 30.9% of people caring for children and 26.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both well above national figures. General unpaid care is provided by 12.8% of residents, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.8% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
About 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Turramurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13998/turramurra/topic/community