26.4% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tyringham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tyringham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in four people in Tyringham volunteer their time, which is a striking figure compared to the rest of the country. This high level of community spirit is the standout feature of the area, where 26.4% of residents give their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.4% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common than usual at 28.6%, which is well above the state figure. However, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 6.6%.
6.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 the community reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure 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 Tyringham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14016/tyringham/topic/community