57.6% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tatyoon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tatyoon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the people in Tatyoon give their time to help others, making it a place of immense community spirit. A striking 57.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a huge part of local life, with 57.6% of people pitching in. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 21.7% of people providing care and 33.7% looking after children. Both figures are well above the national average, alongside a higher-than-usual 23.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework a week.
21.7% ▲ +72.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.7% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
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, a figure that is a little below the Victorian and Australian averages.
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 Tatyoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22469/tatyoon/topic/community