43.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tarranyurk · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tarranyurk
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people pitch in to help others in Tarranyurk than in most similar areas. A striking 43.5% of residents are volunteers, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to the home, where unpaid care and housework are much more common than across the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 43.5% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, with 43.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the 20.7% Australian figure. This high level of home work is consistent with other care roles; 17.4% provide general unpaid care and 30.4% care for children, both of which are well above state and national levels.
17.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
43.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 43.5%
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 has served 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 Tarranyurk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22455/tarranyurk/topic/community