19.1% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hillwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hillwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of residents now contribute to the community in Hillwood than in most other areas. Around 19.1% of people volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of service extends to the military, with a notably high number of former Defence Force members living here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people here volunteer, a rate of 19.1% that is a little above the Tasmanian figure and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 10.8% of people providing unpaid care is a little below the national figure, there is a very high rate of housework. At 33.8%, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is far above both the state and national figures.
10.8% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.8% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 33.8%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 5.9% of residents having served, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Hillwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60275/hillwood/topic/community