14.7% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Derwent Park - Lutana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Derwent Park - Lutana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Middle-of-the-road community involvement defines Derwent Park - Lutana, where local participation levels generally mirror national trends. While volunteering has climbed slightly over the last decade, the area sees much lower rates of heavy unpaid housework compared to similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people volunteer, a figure that has risen 1.9 percentage points since 2011. This is about the same as the national figure, though it sits well below the Tasmanian average of 18%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is much less common here than in most areas, with only 16.6% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. This is well below the national figure and has fallen 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
12.0% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.6% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 higher than usual share of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.6% of residents having done so. This is about the same as the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
3.6%
Higher than 72% 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 Derwent Park - Lutana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601031016/derwent-park-lutana/topic/community