25.2% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hobart Inner · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Hobart Inner
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Hobart Inner volunteer their time, a rate far higher than the national figure. This strong drive to help others defines the area's community spirit. While volunteering is common, residents are less likely than those in other areas to spend significant time on unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.2% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This is well above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas; only 17.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid are a little below the state and national figures.
11.6% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
Around 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Hobart Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60105/hobart-inner/topic/community