49.5% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Tammin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Tammin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in South Tammin volunteer their time, a rate far higher than the national figure. This strong level of community involvement defines the local area, where 49.5% of people help out in their spare time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 49.5% of people helping out. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 28.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 23.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, though the 9.9% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.9% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -38.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 South Tammin has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the Western Australian rate of 2.9% and 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 South Tammin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51385/south-tammin/topic/community