15.4% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Frankford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Frankford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Frankford spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the state and national averages. This high level of domestic work defines the local community profile. Other forms of contribution, such as volunteering and childcare, are more common than in some areas but less so than in others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of residents volunteer their time. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%, but a little above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.0% of people providing care, which is a little above the national figure. While 22.8% look after children unpaid, this is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
14.0% ▼ -36.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 39.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Frankford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60214/frankford/topic/community