19.0% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tyalgum · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tyalgum
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five residents in Tyalgum volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This community shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work, particularly in providing care for others, though far fewer people are caring for children compared to most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.0% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 16.0% of people providing support. While 23.9% spend 15 or more hours on housework, only 20.9% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.0% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
Defence service is less common than in most areas, with 1.9% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia overall.
1.9%
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 Tyalgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14012/tyalgum/topic/community