18.2% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kentish · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Kentish
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Kentish have stepped back from unpaid chores since 2011, though community spirit remains high. Local volunteering is still well above the national figure, with 18.2% of residents giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 18.2% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average and well above the Australian figure. This is a slight drop from 2011, when the rate was 19.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 26.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. While 13.4% of people provide unpaid care—a rate slightly above the Australian average—the proportion of those caring for children is well below the national figure at 22.9%.
13.4% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
Defence service is common in the area, with 4.7% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 89% 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 Kentish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63210/kentish/topic/community