30.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Akaroa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Akaroa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 43% of people in Akaroa spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. This community is highly active, with a very strong culture of volunteering and a high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.6% of people pitching in, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While housework levels are among the highest across the country, the proportion of people providing unpaid care for others or children is a little below both the state and national figures.
11.7% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
43.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 43.2%
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.
A high number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 11.7%, which is well above the 4.0% seen across Tasmania and 2.8% nationally.
11.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Akaroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60008/akaroa/topic/community