4.8% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tarraville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tarraville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Tarraville than in other parts of the country, with only 4.8% of residents giving their time. This low level of community volunteering stands in contrast to a high rate of unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 4.8% of people here volunteer, which is well below the 13.3% figure for Victoria and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.7% of people providing care—well above the 11.9% national figure. This includes 25.8% of residents doing over 15 hours of housework a week, though the share of people caring for children is much lower than most areas at 17.7%.
17.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.7% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 Tarraville reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national average.
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 Tarraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22456/tarraville/topic/community