# Community Participation — Tarneit - North

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Tarneit - North (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

Daily life in Tarneit - North is heavily shaped by family duties, with 40% of people caring for children unpaid. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement and service are much lower than in most areas.

Only 7.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria and among the lowest rates for similar areas.

The high rate of childcare is a standout feature here, though 7.2% of people providing other types of unpaid care is well below the national figure. Around 18.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is a little below the Australian average.

Very few people in this area have served in the Defence Force, at just 0.2%, which is a little below the 2.8% national rate.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 7.4% | — |
| People providing unpaid care | 7.2% | — |
| People caring for children unpaid | 40.0% | — |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 0.2% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 18.9% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051584/tarneit-north/topic/community