20.2% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tambellup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tambellup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 20% of residents in Tambellup volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong tradition of service and a significant number of people providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.2% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the state and national figures, 16.7% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas.
16.7% ▲ +41.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.9% ▼ -44.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 3.5% of residents having served.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Tambellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51430/tambellup/topic/community