7.3% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Truganina - South East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Truganina - South East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are now caring for children in Truganina - South East than in most other similar areas, though formal volunteering remains low. While 41.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, only 7.3% of the community volunteers their time, which is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 41.1% of people providing this care, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 20.7% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, but only 8.5% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the state average.
8.5% —
Lower than 89% 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.
41.1% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% —
Lower than 54% 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 0.6% of the population, which is a little below the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
0.6%
Lower than 98% 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 Truganina - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051587/truganina-south-east/topic/community