13.7% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Granton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Granton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant number of people in Granton provide unpaid childcare, which stands out as the main way residents contribute to their community. While this is much higher than most areas, volunteering is less common here. The community also has a notable presence of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common in Granton than in most other areas, with 13.7% of people helping out. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%, though it is about the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A striking 33.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above both the state and national figures. Other forms of support are more typical, with 12.4% providing unpaid care and 22.0% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
12.4% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
More people in Granton have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 3.5%, this is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Granton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60244/granton/topic/community