51.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tongio · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tongio
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the people in Tongio volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This strong community spirit is seen across the area, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care than those in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 51.1% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life in Tongio, where 42.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. While 17.0% provide unpaid care—well above the national figure of 11.9%—the 21.3% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average.
17.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.6% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 42.6%
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, which is a little below the figures for 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 Tongio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22530/tongio/topic/community