14.2% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenorchy · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Glenorchy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of nearly 4 percentage points separates Glenorchy from the rest of Tasmania in volunteer rates. While 14.2% of residents volunteer, this is well below the state figure of 18.0%. Other forms of community contribution, including unpaid care and military service, are more common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people in Glenorchy volunteer, which is lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian figure. This level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (25.5%) and general unpaid care (12.2%) are both about the same as state and national figures. However, the 18.1% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly is much lower than in most other areas.
12.2% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 3.8% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Glenorchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62610/glenorchy/topic/community