7.9% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Castra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Castra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Castra take part in traditional community activities compared to other similar areas. While 31.6% of residents provide unpaid child care, only 7.9% of the population volunteers, which is far below the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very uncommon here, with only 7.9% of people helping out. This is far below the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is very common, with 31.6% of people providing this support, which is well above the national average. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer here than in most areas.
13.2% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the Tasmania average of 4.0%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Castra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60103/castra/topic/community