19.0% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Huon Valley · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Huon Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Huon Valley provide unpaid care and support than in most similar areas. While 19.0% of the population volunteer—a figure well above the national average—other community roles are also common, including a notably high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.0% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the Tasmanian figure. This is well above the Australian rate of 14.1%, though it has fallen 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 26.8% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure. This high level of home support sits alongside a higher than usual 13.0% of people providing unpaid care for others.
13.0% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 4.5%, this is 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 Huon Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63010/huon-valley/topic/community