21.0% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Franklin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Franklin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Franklin than in most similar areas, with 21% of residents giving their time. This high level of community involvement stands out, as the figure is well above both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21% of the community volunteers, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—the 19.8% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Around 12% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.0% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.7% of residents having served.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60215/franklin/topic/community