36.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tandarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tandarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of people in Tandarra provide unpaid child care, marking this as a community with very high levels of family and social support. This strong spirit of giving extends beyond the home, with volunteering rates far exceeding those seen across Victoria and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.6% of residents giving their time. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and is among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Tandarra, as 24.4% provide general unpaid care and 29.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the state and national averages.
24.4% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
51.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
No one in the area reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Tandarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22440/tandarra/topic/community