12.7% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Derwent Valley · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Derwent Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A surprising gap exists in Derwent Valley where volunteering is much lower than in other areas. While only 12.7% of people volunteer, there is a strong presence of former Defence Force members and those providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%. This level of community activity has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people providing such support, a figure much higher than most areas. This rose 1.7 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of people caring for children unpaid fell slightly to 25.6%.
13.6% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
The area has a strong military connection, with 4.5% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) 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 Derwent Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61510/derwent-valley/topic/community