17.9% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Tyers Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lake Tyers Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Lake Tyers Beach volunteer their time, reflecting a community with a strong spirit of giving. This local commitment is well above the national average, with 17.9% of residents helping out in their spare time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.9% of people pitching in, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, as 26.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while 14.6% provide other forms of unpaid care.
14.6% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of residents having served, a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality 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 Lake Tyers Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21444/lake-tyers-beach/topic/community