27.4% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tallangatta South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tallangatta South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Tallangatta South volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This strong spirit of giving extends to unpaid care and a high rate of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.4% of residents volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is much higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care and 28.3% looking after children, both of which are a little above the national figures. Also, 25.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian average of 20.7%.
14.2% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
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. At 4.5%, this is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Tallangatta South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22428/tallangatta-south/topic/community