16.3% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Coast · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in West Coast
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of military service and unpaid care define the West Coast compared to most other areas. While 4.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, those providing unpaid care are more common here than in the typical Australian town. These figures highlight a community with strong ties to service and family support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure but slightly lower than the Tasmanian average. This is a drop from 2011, when 19.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.1% of people providing care and 23.3% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both higher than most areas. In contrast, the 20.4% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national and state figures.
13.1% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 striking 4.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate much higher than most areas and a little above the national average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 81% 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 West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65610/west-coast/topic/community