15.1% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Downlands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Downlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.3% of people in Downlands provide unpaid child care, which is well above both the state and national figures. While many residents are focused on raising children, other forms of community work and service are less common here than in similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most other areas and a little below the Tasmanian average of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The high rate of unpaid childcare is the standout feature here, though other types of help are less common. Only 11.8% of people provide general unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.8% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 fairly typical for this level, with 2.6% of the population having served, a figure about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.6%
Higher than 50% 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 Downlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60166/downlands/topic/community