8.0% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taylors Lakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Taylors Lakes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8% of people in Taylors Lakes volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This low level of community activity stands out in a place where unpaid care for others is actually quite common. While volunteering has fallen since 2011, more residents are now providing unpaid support to those in need.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas, with only 8% of people helping out. This is well below the Victorian average of 13.3% and has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 16.8% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 21.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, those caring for children unpaid (23.7%) is a little below the state average.
16.8% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
Just 1% of people in Taylors Lakes have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than in most similar areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 Taylors Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011340/taylors-lakes/topic/community