19.6% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dilston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dilston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most areas, 29.3% of people in Dilston spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This reflects a community where unpaid care and volunteering are more common than in most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.6% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is common here, with 14.8% providing unpaid care and 28.7% caring for children, both of which are higher than most areas. This is consistent with the high number of people performing significant unpaid housework.
14.8% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
A larger share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.7% of residents having served.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Dilston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60157/dilston/topic/community