18.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Torrita · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Torrita
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Torrita volunteer their time, which is a much higher rate than across Victoria and Australia. This community spirit is a standout feature of the area, even though unpaid care roles are less common here than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.1% of people providing care and 18.9% caring for children, both well below the national figure. Meanwhile, 21.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the state average.
8.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 Torrita has served in the Defence Force, a rate that 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 Torrita [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22552/torrita/topic/community