20.4% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cygnet · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cygnet
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Cygnet volunteer than in most similar areas. About 20.4% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.4% of people helping out. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and significantly higher than the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is at 24.4%, slightly below the national figure. However, more people do a large amount of housework, with 23.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on these tasks, which is well above the Australian average.
11.8% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas. Around 4.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Cygnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60143/cygnet/topic/community