15.5% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sorell · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Sorell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Sorell provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is higher than most other similar areas. While many residents take on significant care and home duties, the number of local volunteers has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of the community volunteer, which is a little above the national figure but a little below the Tasmanian average. This rate has fallen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.7% of people caring for children and 23.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are higher than most areas. Those providing other types of unpaid care make up 13.2% of the population.
13.2% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 total of 4.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for areas of this type and a little above the Australian average.
4.8%
Higher than 90% 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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA64810/sorell/topic/community