9.7% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tarneit - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Tarneit - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 34.7% of people in Tarneit - South provide unpaid childcare, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. While many residents are busy with family duties, this place has a much lower rate of volunteering and defence service than other communities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area sees a very high number of people caring for children unpaid, though those providing other types of unpaid care are much fewer than in most areas. About 19.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is roughly the same as the national figure.
9.8% —
Lower than 82% 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.
34.7% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% —
Lower than 64% 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.
Defence Force veterans make up 1.2% of the population. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051585/tarneit-south/topic/community