17.5% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tottenham · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tottenham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A mix of high care duties and strong community spirit defines Tottenham (L), where unpaid care is much more common than in most similar areas. While 17.5% of residents volunteer, the area stands out for the high number of people providing unpaid care and doing significant housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 21.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life here, with 15.4% of people providing care—much higher than most areas. While 25.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, only 15.0% care for children unpaid, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.4% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% ▼ -43.2%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
Around 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
3.0%
Lower 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 Tottenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122137/tottenham/topic/community