21.3% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goulds Country · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Goulds Country
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 21% of people volunteer in Goulds Country, a figure well above both the Tasmanian and national averages. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, with high rates of volunteering and general caregiving, though very few residents have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.3% of residents pitching in. This is well above the 18% seen across Tasmania and far higher than the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 18.8% of people providing care and 32.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above national figures. In contrast, the 16.3% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 32.5%
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 rare in this area, with 0.0% of people having served. This is well below the 4% seen across Tasmania and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Goulds Country [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60242/goulds-country/topic/community