13.5% ▼ -37.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Traralgon East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Traralgon East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than most similar areas define Traralgon East. While volunteering is around the national mark, a striking 15.7% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the Australian figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people here volunteer, a rate that is about the same as the state and national figures, though it is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.4% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. This is consistent with 15.7% providing general unpaid care and 27.6% caring for children unpaid, both of which are higher than in most other areas.
15.7% ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.4% of the population having served.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Traralgon East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22570/traralgon-east/topic/community