37.3% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Huon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Huon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of residents in Huon volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community is highly active in unpaid work, from local volunteering to caring for children and managing homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 37.3% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 38.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly and 32.8% caring for children—both figures well above the state and national averages. However, the 11.9% of people providing other unpaid care is lower than most areas.
11.9% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.4% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 38.4%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 6.9%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 2.8% national average.
6.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality 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 Huon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21221/huon/topic/community