17.9% ▼ -48.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caveside · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Caveside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service and helping others defines daily life in Caveside. Nearly 8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average, while a high proportion of residents provide unpaid care and support within their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of people in Caveside volunteer their time, which is similar to the Tasmanian average and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to the rest of the country, 15.2% provide other forms of unpaid care. This is much higher than most areas, alongside a high 25.9% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.2% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
The proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is 7.8%, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national rate of 2.8%.
7.8%
Higher than 91% 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 Caveside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60104/caveside/topic/community