27.3% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taralga · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Taralga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of volunteers live in Taralga, where 27.3% of people give their time to help others. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, even though the number of volunteers has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.3% of residents volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and among the highest rates for similar areas. This is down 4.3 points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care has dropped across the board since 2011, with only 8.7% of people providing unpaid care, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 21.7%.
8.7% ▼ -59.4%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 4.7% of residents having served, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
4.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Taralga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122127/taralga/topic/community