14.5% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
George Town · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in George Town
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid care in George Town compared to most other areas. While the local community is less likely to volunteer than those in other parts of Tasmania, there is a strong presence of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 14.5% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are much more common here at 15.7%, well above the national figure. However, those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 22.0%.
15.7% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
Defence service is more common in George Town than in most areas, with 5.1% of people having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 George Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60225/george-town/topic/community