15.2% ▼ -61.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Deddington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Deddington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework set Deddington apart from most similar areas. While 15.2% of people volunteer, the community is most notable for the high proportion of residents providing unpaid support for children and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure but a little below the 18% seen across Tasmania.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 36.4% of people caring for children—far above both the state and national figures. This is consistent with higher rates of housework (27.3%) and general unpaid care (15.2%), both of which are well above the national average.
15.2% ▲ +123.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.4% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -36.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas, with 8.1% of people having served, which is well above the 2.8% national figure.
8.1%
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 Deddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60145/deddington/topic/community