28.1% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tarnagulla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tarnagulla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 28.1% of people in Tarnagulla volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit stands out against a much lower tendency to provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteer rate is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%, ranking much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 16.5% of people caring for children is well below the national figure of 26.3%, more residents do heavy housework. About 27.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid chores, which is well above the Victorian average.
13.7% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.5% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
About 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Tarnagulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22450/tarnagulla/topic/community