26.1% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boat Harbour · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boat Harbour
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people contribute their time in Boat Harbour compared to the rest of the country. More than a quarter of residents volunteer, and unpaid care and housework are much more common here than in other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.1% of people volunteer here, which is far above the national figure of 14.1% and well above the 18% seen across Tasmania.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 34.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, far above the 20.7% national average. This is consistent with the fact that 16.2% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure well above the state and national levels.
16.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.9% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 34.9%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Boat Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60058/boat-harbour/topic/community