24.1% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Trundle · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Trundle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Trundle than in the rest of the state. About 24.1% of residents give their time to help others, which is way above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong local engagement stands out even though volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly a quarter of people here volunteer, a rate that is far above both the New South Wales and national figures. However, this has dropped by 6.0 percentage points since 2011, when it ever reached 30.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than in most areas, falling 11 points since 2011 to 17.2%. Other forms of unpaid work are more typical, with 12.4% of people providing unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.4% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
About 3.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and sits around the middle for similar areas.
3.8%
Higher than 56% 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 Trundle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122138/trundle/topic/community