14.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Austins Ferry - Granton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Austins Ferry - Granton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid child care in Austins Ferry - Granton than in the rest of the state. While 30.5% of residents look after children without pay, other forms of community involvement like volunteering are much lower than the Tasmanian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.0% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is well below the 18.0% seen across Tasmania, and the rate has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is very common here, with 30.5% of people providing this support, which is well above the national figure. Around 13.5% of residents also provide other unpaid care, a figure that is higher than most areas and has risen since 2011.
13.5% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 here have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 4.0%, this is about the same as the Tasmanian average and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
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 Austins Ferry - Granton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601031013/austins-ferry-granton/topic/community