17.7% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Trafalgar South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Trafalgar South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Trafalgar South volunteer their time, showing a strong community spirit that is well above the national figure. This is a place where local contribution is high, and a significant number of residents have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major commitment here, with 32.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work—far above the 20.7% national figure. While 27.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, the proportion of residents providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.6% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.7% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 32.7%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.0% of the population having served, well above the 2.8% national average.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Trafalgar South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22567/trafalgar-south/topic/community