23.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tygalgah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tygalgah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement mark Tygalgah, where residents are far more likely to volunteer and provide unpaid care than those in other areas. Nearly a quarter of the population volunteers, and 40.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.8% of people in Tygalgah volunteer, a figure that is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and well above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 40.5% of people providing unpaid care for children, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. However, only 10.7% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is a little below the Australian average.
10.7% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.5% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
No one in Tygalgah has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Tygalgah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14014/tygalgah/topic/community