16.5% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tomerong · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tomerong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 8% of people in Tomerong have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size. This high level of service is matched by a strong commitment to unpaid work and community support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.5% of people helping out, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 13.0%. This is slightly down from 2011 when the rate was 17.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Tomerong, especially for those caring for children, which 29.7% of people do. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and has risen since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
Defence service is a standout feature of the area, with 8.4% of residents having served. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
8.4%
Higher than 99% 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 Tomerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122134/tomerong/topic/community