35.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tahara · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tahara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Tahara volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, though very few residents have served in the defence force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 35.7% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—very few people provide other types of unpaid care. In fact, 0.0% provide unpaid care, which is far below the 11.9% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in Tahara, where 0.0% of people have served. This is a little below the 2.8% national figure and the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Tahara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22420/tahara/topic/community