31.0% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tyrendarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tyrendarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Tyrendarra volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This strong community spirit is the standout feature of the area's social life. Most residents are active in their local area, though few provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 7.6% of people providing such support. Meanwhile, 25.1% care for children unpaid, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
7.6% ▼ -47.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% average for Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Tyrendarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22602/tyrendarra/topic/community