16.2% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waratah-Wynyard · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Waratah-Wynyard
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and military service than most similar areas define the community profile of Waratah-Wynyard. While 14.1% of people provide unpaid care, the local rate of volunteering has fallen to 16.2%. This reflects a place where many residents contribute significant time to family and former service roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of people in Waratah-Wynyard volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop of 3 points since 2011, and it sits slightly below the Tasmanian average of 18%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with the 14.1% who provide unpaid care, a rate that is much higher than most other areas.
14.1% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
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. At 3.8%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as the state average.
3.8%
Higher than 76% 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 Waratah-Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65410/waratah-wynyard/topic/community