24.3% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Herrick · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Herrick
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Herrick volunteer their time, making it a place with very high community spirit. While few residents provide unpaid care for others, many more spend significant time on housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 24.3% of people helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and well above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 21.6%. However, 29.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is much higher than most areas.
8.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 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.
No one in the community reported serving in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Tasmania average of 4.0%.
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 Herrick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60270/herrick/topic/community