16.5% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dodges Ferry · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dodges Ferry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid childcare in Dodges Ferry than in most other areas. This community shows a strong commitment to family and country, with a notable number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% but slightly lower than the Tasmania average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 29.0% of residents providing this care, a figure well above the state average. Meanwhile, 24.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
11.8% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 much higher share of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.6% of the population having served.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Dodges Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60160/dodges-ferry/topic/community