16.3% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tranmere · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tranmere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Tranmere involves a strong commitment to helping others, with 14.2% of people providing unpaid care. This is higher than most similar areas. While many residents contribute to their community, the area has a relatively small number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people in Tranmere volunteer, which is about the same as the South Australian figure and a little above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care—a figure a little above the state and national averages. Around 26.5% of residents care for children unpaid, while 22.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.2% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
Defence service is less common in Tranmere than in most areas, with only 1.5% of people having served. This is a little below both the South Australian and national figures.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Tranmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41471/tranmere/topic/community