14.2% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tamworth · Urban Area
Community Participation in Tamworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Tamworth compared to most similar areas, with 14.2% of residents giving their time. While this is slightly above the New South Wales figure, the number of volunteers has fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Tamworth are lower than in most similar areas. The current figure of 14.2% is about the same as the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the state figure. While 26.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework has fallen 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
12.6% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas, though it matches the national figure exactly.
2.8%
Lower than 71% of urban area 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/sua/1032/tamworth/topic/community