15.4% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Devonport · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Devonport
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Devonport than in most similar areas, though volunteering has seen a decline. While 13.4% of residents provide unpaid care, the proportion of people volunteering has dropped to 15.4%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Devonport has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011. At 15.4%, this is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Tasmanian figure of 18%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most similar areas, rising to 13.4% since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of people doing unpaid housework or caring for children has fallen slightly over the last decade.
13.4% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.8% of the population having served.
3.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61610/devonport/topic/community