19.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tyaak · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tyaak
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Tyaak provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. This level of community contribution is seen across both formal volunteering and home-based support. While few residents have served in the military, many spend significant time supporting others in their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.4% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care is much higher than most areas at 19.4%. While fewer people care for children compared to the rest of the country, 28.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
19.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% average for Australia.
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 Tyaak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22593/tyaak/topic/community