18.4% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Trafalgar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Trafalgar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Trafalgar have volunteered since 2011, but the area still sees a high level of community contribution. Around 18.4% of residents give their time to volunteering, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, though the rate fell from 23.5% in 2011 to 18.4% in 2021. This remains well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 26.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. This sits alongside higher than usual rates of people caring for children (28.0%) and others who need care (14.2%).
14.2% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 2.8% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Trafalgar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205011078/trafalgar/topic/community