14.9% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carlton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carlton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and military service set Carlton apart from most similar areas. While 14.0% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure, volunteering is less common here than in other parts of Tasmania.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 14.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the Tasmania average of 18.0% and lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common in Carlton, with 28.0% of people looking after children unpaid and 14.0% providing general unpaid care, both of which are a little above the national figures.
14.0% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.2% of the population having served, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60099/carlton/topic/community