20.3% ▼ -32.3%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tenterfield · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tenterfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Tenterfield contribute to their community through volunteering and care than in most similar areas. While 20.3% of residents volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area also has a higher-than-usual proportion of people providing unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. This is a high figure compared to most areas, though the number of volunteers has fallen by 9.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.8% of people providing care and 26.3% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are higher than the national figures. However, the 17.1% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.8% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 larger share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 66% 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 Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115135/tenterfield/topic/community