24.2% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Don · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Don
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Don volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the area's strong rates of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.2% of people giving their time. This is well above the 18% seen across Tasmania and far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Don handle unpaid work than in most areas, including 27.1% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, alongside higher rates of unpaid childcare (28.2%) and general care (14.2%).
14.2% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.1%
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. At 4.1%, the proportion of people who served is about the same as the state average and a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Don [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60162/don/topic/community