34.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blumont · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blumont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Blumont stands out for its exceptional levels of community contribution compared to similar areas. More than a third of residents volunteer, and the area has a remarkably high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force. This spirit of service defines the local profile.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.6% of people pitching in. This is far above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common than usual, with 23.1% of people providing this support—far above the 11.9% national figure. Around 26.9% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
23.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 very high in Blumont, where 22.7% of residents have served. This is far above the 4.0% in Tasmania and the 2.8% across Australia.
22.7%
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 Blumont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60057/blumont/topic/community