22.2% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Forestier - Tasman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Forestier - Tasman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Forestier - Tasman volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This community is highly active in unpaid work, though the proportion of people caring for children has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas. This rate is well above both the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.0% of people providing care and 27.4% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are well above the national figures. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid fell to 16.1%, which is now far below the Australian average.
17.0% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.1% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.5% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 84% 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 Forestier - Tasman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603031073/forestier-tasman/topic/community