32.1% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Currie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Currie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 32.1% of people in Currie volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the local area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.1% of residents pitching in. This is 14 percentage points higher than the Tasmania average and 18 points above the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is less common here than in most areas, at 21.0%. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 12.1% of people providing general care and 22.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework per week.
12.1% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas. At 3.7%, this is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Currie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60142/currie/topic/community