12.8% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Devonport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in East Devonport
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.8% of people in East Devonport volunteer, a figure that is well below the Tasmanian average. This low level of community volunteering is part of a wider trend where unpaid care for children and housework has also fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have dropped 2.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.8%. This is lower than most similar areas and sits well below the state figure of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 21.0%, while 19.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework. In contrast, 13.3% of residents provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
13.3% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 similar areas, with 3.6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
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 East Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021086/east-devonport/topic/community