13.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Doctors Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Doctors Rocks
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One third of people in Doctors Rocks spend a lot of time on unpaid housework, marking it as a place where home-based duties are a major part of daily life. While many residents manage heavy domestic workloads, other forms of community contribution and care are less common than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. At 13.3%, the rate is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%, though it is about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is uncommon, with only 6.7% of people providing such support, which is much lower than most areas. However, 33.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above both the state and national averages.
6.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 higher share of people in Doctors Rocks have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.9%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Doctors Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60159/doctors-rocks/topic/community