17.2% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tullah · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tullah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong 17.2% of people in Tullah volunteer, which is well above the national figure. While this is a high rate compared to most of Australia, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is about the same as the Tasmanian average but significantly higher than the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more common here than in most of Australia, with 24.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. This is alongside 24.8% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, while the 10.8% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
10.8% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most similar areas, with 3.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.1%
Lower than 64% 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 Tullah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622025/tullah/topic/community