18.6% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Tamar · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in West Tamar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in West Tamar spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework. This high rate of domestic work is a standout feature of the area's community life, though general volunteering has dipped slightly in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is roughly the same as across Tasmania, though the rate has fallen 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid domestic work is common here, with 24.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, 12.7% provide unpaid care, and 25.7% look after children without pay.
12.7% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population. This is much higher than in most other similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.4%
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 West Tamar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65810/west-tamar/topic/community