11.3% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Thrumster · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Thrumster
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people care for children unpaid in Thrumster compared to the rest of the state. While 38.4% of residents provide this care, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 11.3% since 2011, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people caring for children unpaid is among the highest at this level, sitting far above the New South Wales figure. Meanwhile, 11.7% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national average.
11.7% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.4% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.0% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state average.
4.0%
Higher than 62% 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 Thrumster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115138/thrumster/topic/community