6.8% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tullamarine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tullamarine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 6.8% of people volunteer in Tullamarine, which is one of the lowest rates for any similar area. This suggests a community where few residents spend their spare time in unpaid formal roles. While some provide care for others, overall participation in volunteer work is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 6.8% of residents helping out. This is well below the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.9% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure, fewer people here do heavy housework or care for children unpaid compared to most areas.
13.9% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.5%. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 64% 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 Tullamarine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22586/tullamarine/topic/community