17.5% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Launceston and North East · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Launceston and North East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and military service than most similar areas mark Launceston and North East. While 17.5% of people volunteer, reflecting a strong local contribution, the region also has a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most other areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.7% of people providing care—a figure that has risen since 2011 and is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 22.4% do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is higher than the national figure of 20.7%.
12.7% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 69% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 77% 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 Launceston and North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/602/launceston-and-north-east/topic/community