11.6% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tanilba Bay · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tanilba Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of military service defines Tanilba Bay, where 7.7% of people have served in the Defence Force. While many residents contribute through unpaid care, overall volunteering has declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 11.6% since 2011, a figure that is now much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people providing such care, which is higher than most areas. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid fell 8.2 points since 2011 to 23.4%.
13.9% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
Military service is very prominent in Tanilba Bay, with 7.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.7%
Higher than 95% of urban centre 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 Tanilba Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115131/tanilba-bay/topic/community