0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Apsley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Apsley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has shifted in Apsley, where a striking 23.3% of people provide unpaid care. While few residents now volunteer, the area has a remarkably high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas, with 0.0% of people volunteering. This is far below the figures for both Tasmania (18.0%) and Australia (14.1%).
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 23.3% of residents provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. This is partly because 33.3% of people care for children unpaid, a rate well above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
23.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 10.3% of people having served. This is well above the 4.0% seen in Tasmania and the 2.8% national average.
10.3%
Higher than 97% 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 Apsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60019/apsley/topic/community