# Community Participation — Turrella

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

Area: Turrella (Suburb / Locality)

Only 6.9% of people volunteer in Turrella, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in other areas of unpaid work and service across the neighbourhood.

Volunteer rates are among the lowest for areas of this size, sitting at 6.9% compared to 13.0% across New South Wales.

Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.2% of people providing care and 20.6% caring for children unpaid. Similarly, the 14.0% of people doing over 15 hours of housework is well below the Australian figure of 20.7%.

A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 0.6%, which is a little below the national average of 2.8%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 6.9% | -33.9% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 8.2% | -31.7% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 20.6% | -34.8% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 0.6% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 14.0% | -25.9% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14000/turrella/topic/community