16.2% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tamworth · State Electorate
Community Participation in Tamworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Tamworth give their time to others than in most similar areas. About 16.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%. This spirit of helping others is also seen in the high rates of unpaid care and housework compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 16.2% of the community volunteers, this is a drop from 2011 when the figure was 19.5%. Despite this decline, the rate remains a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.7% of people providing care and 22.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are higher than in most areas. Around 26.8% of residents provide unpaid child care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.7% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 53% of state electorate 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 Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10081/tamworth/topic/community