21.1% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gordon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gordon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people chip in through volunteering and unpaid work in Gordon than in most similar areas. About 21.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This highlights a community where people are highly active in supporting others and their local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of people helping out. This is well above the Tasmanian rate of 18.0% and significantly higher than the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 20.0% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—many others handle a heavy load of chores. Nearly 30% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas.
14.6% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 here than in most similar places. About 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60239/gordon/topic/community