17.7% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northern Midlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Northern Midlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in seven people in Northern Midlands give their time to volunteering, which is well above the national figure. While volunteering rates have dipped since 2011, the area remains a place where residents are more likely to help out in the community than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.7% of residents volunteer, a rate that is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Tasmania average, though it has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of local life, with 24.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work a week, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, the 22.6% who provide unpaid childcare is well below both the state and national figures.
11.8% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 more common here than in most other areas. Around 3.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for Tasmania and Australia.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Northern Midlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031061/northern-midlands/topic/community