19.5% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Cam · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Cam
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in East Cam involves a high level of unpaid support, with 39% of people caring for children without pay. This is far above the figures for both Tasmania and Australia. The area also sees a strong commitment to community and service across its residents.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, as 37.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is far above the national figure, alongside a much higher rate of people providing general unpaid care compared to most areas.
19.5% ▲ +68.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.0% ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.4% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 37.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.0% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 East Cam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60175/east-cam/topic/community