14.0% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mowbray · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mowbray
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Mowbray provide unpaid care and housework compared to most other areas. While about 14% of the population volunteers, which is around the middle for similar areas, the rate of unpaid childcare and domestic work is notably lower than both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Mowbray has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 14%. This is about the same as the Australian figure, but well below the 18% seen across Tasmania.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much lower than most areas, only 20.5% of people provide unpaid childcare and 16.1% do over 15 hours of housework weekly. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care stand at 11.5%, which is a little below the state figure.
11.5% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.1% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
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.
About 3.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Mowbray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011040/mowbray/topic/community