Cradle Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Cradle Mountain

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Only 2% of people provide unpaid care in Cradle Mountain, which is well below the national figure. This sparsely populated area shows very low levels of community volunteering and unpaid care work compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Cradle Mountain, Suburb / Locality

Where Cradle Mountain sits — Volunteers

10.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cradle Mountain — lower than 87% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Cradle Mountain10.1%
7306, TAS 18.9%
Tasmania 18.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 10.1% of people helping out, a figure well below both the Tasmanian and national averages.

10.1%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care and housework are far less common than elsewhere, with just 8.1% of people caring for children and 4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.

2.0%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 2.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

8.1%

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

4.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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.

No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most other similar areas.

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 Cradle Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60133/cradle-mountain/topic/community