17.4% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tatura · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tatura
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Tatura, where 17.4% of people give their time to help others. This level of community involvement is well above both the Victorian and national figures. Residents are also more likely to provide unpaid care and support to others compared to most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of people pitching in, which is well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care in Tatura than in most other areas. While a little below the state average for childcare, 23.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the Victorian figure.
14.2% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Tatura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22467/tatura/topic/community