27.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flowerpot · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Flowerpot
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Flowerpot is marked by a very high level of unpaid work and community spirit. More than a quarter of residents volunteer, and a huge proportion of the population spends significant time caring for family and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.4% of people in Flowerpot volunteer, which is far above the own national figure of 14.1% and well above the Tasmanian rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 35.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the 20.7% seen across Australia. This trend extends to childcare, as 33.3% of residents provide unpaid care for children, which is well above the state and national figures.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 35.7%
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.
About 4.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Flowerpot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60205/flowerpot/topic/community