6.8% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gagebrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gagebrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap in community involvement marks Gagebrook, where only 6.8% of people volunteer. This is far below the Tasmanian figure of 18% and well below the national average. While volunteering is low, more residents provide unpaid care compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.8% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This rate is far below the 18% seen across Tasmania and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care—a little above the state and national figures. This is consistent with the 29.1% of people caring for children unpaid, which is higher than most areas.
14.7% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Around 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% national figure and a little below the Tasmanian rate of 4%.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Gagebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60218/gagebrook/topic/community