11.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bangor · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bangor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of people in Bangor spend their time volunteering, but a high proportion of residents are busy with unpaid duties at home. Only 11.6% of the community volunteer, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 11.6% of residents giving their time, a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 20.3% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—far more residents spend significant time on housework. At 27.5%, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are well above the national figure of 20.7%.
13.0% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 4.7% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Bangor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60029/bangor/topic/community