Baden · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Baden

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Among the most active areas for community contribution, Baden sees 38.7% of residents volunteering. This is far above both the state and national figures, showing a strong local commitment to unpaid work.

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📍 Baden, Suburb / Locality

Where Baden sits — Volunteers

38.7%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Baden — higher than 93% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Baden38.7%
7120, TAS 19.7%
Tasmania 18.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Nearly 39% of people in Baden volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.

38.7%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 38.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is common here, with 29% of people providing care and 38.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above the Tasmanian and Australian averages.

29.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 29.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

25.8%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 25.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

38.7%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.5%
  • 2021: 38.7%

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.

No one in Baden has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the 4% seen across Tasmania.

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 Baden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60024/baden/topic/community