14.6% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carlton River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carlton River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significantly higher proportion of veterans live in Carlton River compared to the rest of the country. While 8.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, other forms of community support are less common here than in other Tasmanian areas. This contrast marks the local community's unique profile within the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 14.6% of people helping out. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%, though it is about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.7% of people providing such support. This is well below both the state and national figures, and 23.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is also a little below the national average.
8.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 8.7% of the population. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above both the Tasmanian figure of 4.0% and the national average of 2.8%.
8.7%
Higher than 93% 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 River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60100/carlton-river/topic/community