17.2% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Longford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Longford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Longford are volunteering and doing unpaid childcare than they were in 2011. While 17.2% of the community still volunteers—a figure well above the national average—this is a drop from 20.3% a decade ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is similar to the Tasmanian average of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare has fallen to 23.7%, which is a little below both state and national figures. Meanwhile, 22.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 12.1% provide other forms of unpaid care.
12.1% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 5.0%, this is a little above the 4.0% seen across Tasmania and the 2.8% national figure.
5.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031060/longford/topic/community