14.5% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Derwent Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Derwent Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Derwent Valley involves a strong commitment to home and family, with a notably high number of people providing unpaid care. While 14.4% of residents provide unpaid care—a figure well above the national average—volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people volunteer here, which is similar to the national figure but well below the Tasmania average. This is a drop of 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 24.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 14.4% provide unpaid care, which is a little above both the state and national averages.
14.4% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.2%
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, with 5.8% of residents having served. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 91% 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 Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603011066/derwent-valley/topic/community