18.4% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Sorell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Port Sorell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care than most similar areas define Port Sorell. While 18.4% of residents volunteer, a striking 26.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is 3.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very frequent, as 13.9% of residents provide this support and 26.2% do significant housework, both figures being well above the national average. In contrast, the 23.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
13.9% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.1% of residents having served. This is slightly above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.1%
Higher than 79% 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 Port Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021089/port-sorell/topic/community