17.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tresco West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tresco West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of unpaid care than the national average defines Tresco West. While 21.8% of people provide unpaid care, far exceeding the 11.9% figure for Australia, the area also shows a strong spirit of volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.3% of residents giving their time. This 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.
Unpaid care is very high in this area, with 21.8% of people providing support, which is well above the 11.9% national figure. This includes 30.9% of people caring for children unpaid, a rate much higher than most other areas.
21.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
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 Tresco West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22580/tresco-west/topic/community