17.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tyalgum Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tyalgum Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Tyalgum Creek is marked by a strong commitment to unpaid work, with 41.2% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is far above the national figure and reflects a community where many residents dedicate significant time to home and care duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people volunteer their time, which is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 16.7% of people doing so. While many residents spend significant time on housework, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 16.7%.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
41.2% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 41.2%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 5.4%, which is well above the state figure.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14013/tyalgum-creek/topic/community