18.8% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North East · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in North East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure for volunteering, North East is a place where community involvement is a strong feature. While 18.8% of residents volunteer, there are also high rates of people providing unpaid care and housework compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is roughly the same as the Tasmania average, though it has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 25.6% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 13.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, the proportion of those caring for children unpaid is 22.8%, which is much lower than most other areas.
13.4% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 higher number of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.4%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as the state average.
4.4%
Higher than 86% 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 North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60203/north-east/topic/community