18.7% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hobart · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Hobart
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 18.7% of people in Hobart volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement is a key feature of the area, though the number of volunteers has barely changed over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas. While the rate is about the same as the Tasmanian average, it is 4.5 percentage points higher than the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is quite common, with 12.6% of people providing care and 27.1% looking after children. These figures are higher than in most areas, although the proportion of people doing heavy housework has fallen since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 65% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 65% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
Military service is more frequent here than in most areas. About 4.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 79% of region (sa4) 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/601/hobart/topic/community