44.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Telangatuk East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Telangatuk East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 44% of people in Telangatuk East volunteer, marking a significant shift in community involvement since 2011. This area sees far more residents giving their time to others than the national average, while unpaid care work is also very common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally high in Telangatuk East, with 44% of residents pitching in. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and 14.1% for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life here, with 52% of people caring for children and 18% providing other unpaid care. Both figures are well above the national average, while 34% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
18.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
52.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 34.0%
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. This is a little below the figures for both 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 Telangatuk East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22480/telangatuk-east/topic/community