8.1% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Risdon Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Risdon Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of nearly 10 percentage points separates Risdon Vale from the Tasmanian average for volunteering. This is a place where community participation is much lower than most areas, and far fewer people provide unpaid care or housework compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.1% of people in Risdon Vale volunteer, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and the national average of 14.1%. This low level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here than in most areas, with only 15.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below the 20.7% national figure and represents a drop of 5.7 points since 2011.
10.8% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Risdon Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021010/risdon-vale/topic/community