13.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tinamba West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tinamba West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 10% of people in Tinamba West have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is well above the national figure. While volunteering is less common here than in most similar areas, there are high levels of unpaid care and housework within the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Victorian and Australian rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure. This is reflected in housework, as 28.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid chores weekly, a rate well above the state average.
17.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
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.
A high 9.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
9.8%
Higher than 95% 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 Tinamba West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22522/tinamba-west/topic/community