15.4% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Devonport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Devonport
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Devonport provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community support here. While many locals step up to help others, the share of people volunteering has fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure but slightly below the Tasmanian average. This is a drop from 2011, when 18.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than most areas at 24.4%. While the number of people doing heavy housework has fallen, there has been a rise in those providing other types of unpaid care, which now sits at 13.3%.
13.3% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 share of people in Devonport have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.9%, this is a little above the national figure and about the same as the state average.
3.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021085/devonport/topic/community