25.2% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Trentham · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Trentham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement mark Trentham (L) compared to similar areas. A standout quarter of the population volunteers, and more people provide unpaid care here than in most other places. These figures show a community where residents frequently step up to support others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.2% of people in Trentham (L) volunteer, a figure that is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15% of people providing care and 27.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, the 18.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.0% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas but a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.0%
Lower than 65% 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 Trentham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221074/trentham/topic/community