7.5% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of people managing child care at home defines daily life in Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell. While 41.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare—far above the national figure—very few people here spend their spare time volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.5% of people volunteer here, which is well below the 14.1% national average and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a very high rate of unpaid childcare at 41.2%, though only 7.9% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the 11.9% national figure. Around 20.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, about the same as the rest of Australia.
7.9% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.2% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 0.4% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.4%
Lower than 99% 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 Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051582/tarneit-mount-cottrell/topic/community