21.8% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South East Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in South East Coast
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High rates of volunteering and care work set the South East Coast apart from most similar areas. About 21.8% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong level of community involvement defines the region's social landscape.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the highest for this level of area, sitting well above the Tasmania figure. While 21.8% of people now volunteer, this is a drop of 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are much more common here than in most areas, with 14.0% of residents helping out. This is higher than the state and national figures, and it is supported by a high rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework each week.
14.0% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 areas, with 4.6% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and slightly higher than the Tasmanian rate.
4.6%
Higher than 87% 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 South East Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60303/south-east-coast/topic/community