13.9% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taranganba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Taranganba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than usual rates of unpaid childcare and former military service mark the community of Taranganba. While most residents follow national patterns in volunteering, the area stands out for its strong presence of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and roughly the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas, with 28.4% of people providing this care. This is a little above the national figure of 26.3%. Other forms of unpaid work, such as those doing 15 or more hours of housework, are less common than in most areas.
12.0% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Taranganba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32748/taranganba/topic/community