14.3% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenfern · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenfern
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than most similar areas, 10.8% of people in Glenfern have served in the Defence Force. While military service is a standout feature, the community shows typical patterns in unpaid care and housework. Volunteer rates are lower than the state average, but align closely with the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This is well below the Tasmania figure of 18.0%, though it is about the same as the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care in the community is typical for the area, with 12.9% providing care and 26.4% caring for children. A little more than the national figure, 23.6% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework per week.
12.9% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is very common here, with 10.8% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above both the Tasmanian (4.0%) and Australian (2.8%) figures.
10.8%
Higher than 98% 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 Glenfern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60231/glenfern/topic/community