13.2% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colebrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Colebrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare in Colebrook than in the rest of the state. Only 12.9% of residents provide unpaid child care, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 25.6%. This trend of lower participation extends to other forms of community and home support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most similar areas, with only 13.2% of people helping out. This is well below the 18.0% seen across Tasmania.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is among the lowest at this level. Other home duties are also less common, with 11.1% providing general unpaid care and 20.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are lower than most areas.
11.1% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.9% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 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 the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.3%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Colebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60120/colebrook/topic/community