32.0% ▲ +88.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tathra · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tathra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in Tathra volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This strong spirit of giving is reflected in a volunteer rate of 32%, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has surged in Tathra, rising 15 points since 2011 to reach 32%. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 15.7% of people helping others. This trend is seen in the home too, where 27% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%.
15.7% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 slightly higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most places, at 4.3%. This is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
4.3%
Higher than 68% 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 Tathra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115132/tathra/topic/community