13.4% —
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Traralgon · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Traralgon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of residents in Traralgon provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is higher than in most other similar areas. This community shows a strong commitment to family and home life, while other forms of social contribution remain consistent with state and national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas but about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.5% of people caring for children and 13.5% providing general unpaid care. Additionally, 21.7% of residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure.
13.5% —
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% —
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% —
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
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 2.7% of the population, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national average.
2.7%
Lower than 72% of urban centre 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 Traralgon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212008/traralgon/topic/community