8.2% —
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Tarneit (Western Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped sharply in Tarneit, falling nearly 5 percentage points since 2016. While only 8.2% of people now volunteer, the area stands out for having a very high proportion of residents who provide unpaid childcare. This mix shows a community focused more on family care than on formal community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.2% of people in Tarneit volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 34.2% of people providing this care—well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, other forms of support are less common, as the 9.8% of people providing general unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.8% —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% —
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% —
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
Only 1.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 93% of state electorate 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 Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28107/tarneit/topic/community