14.9% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Acacia Hills · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Acacia Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Acacia Hills (Tas.) has remained steady, though unpaid care is a standout feature of local life. While volunteering is less common than in other parts of the state, a high proportion of residents dedicate significant time to caring for others at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 14.9% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common in Acacia Hills, with 15.3% of people providing care—a figure well above the national average. This is mirrored by a high rate of people caring for children (29.0%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework per week (24.8%).
15.3% ▲ +112.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -28.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
About 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state figure of 4.0% and about the same as the national average.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Acacia Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60004/acacia-hills/topic/community