Tragowel · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Tragowel

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Over 20% of people in Tragowel volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit stands out in a place where few people provide unpaid care or have served in the military.

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📍 Tragowel, Suburb / Locality

Where Tragowel sits — Volunteers

20.3% ▼ -37.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tragowel — higher than 60% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Tragowel20.3%
3579, VIC 24.3%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 20.3% of residents helping out. This is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.

20.3% ▼ -37.3%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.3%
  • 2016: 27.8%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 8.1% of people providing care. Similarly, child care is well below the national figure of 26.3%, while 20.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is about the same as across Australia.

8.1% ▼ -26.5%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

23.0% ▼ -20.2%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.8%
  • 2016: 31.6%
  • 2021: 23.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

20.3% ▼ -28.6%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 26.6%
  • 2021: 20.3%

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.

No one in the community has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the Victorian rate of 2.0%.

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 Tragowel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22568/tragowel/topic/community