19.3% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Franklin · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Franklin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care make Franklin stand out among similar areas. About 19.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where residents are more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than most Australians.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 19.3% of people helping out, though this is 1.0 percentage point lower than it was in 2011. This rate is a little above the Tasmanian average of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life in Franklin, where 28.8% of people care for children and 22.9% do heavy housework. Both figures are much higher than most areas, while the 13.1% of people providing general unpaid care has risen since 2011.
13.1% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
A stronger-than-usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 4.6% of residents having done so. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 89% of federal 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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED604/franklin/topic/community