8.1% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Truganina - South West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Truganina - South West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much more than a third of people in Truganina - South West provide unpaid childcare, making it one of the highest rates for this area. This strong focus on family care is seen alongside lower rates of other forms of community involvement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.1% of people volunteer here, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 38.3% of people care for children unpaid—far above the state and national figures of 26.3%—only 8.8% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the national average.
8.8% —
Lower than 88% 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.
38.3% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% —
Lower than 62% 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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at 0.7%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8% and among the lowest for similar areas.
0.7%
Lower than 96% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051588/truganina-south-west/topic/community