22.6% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hobart · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hobart
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 22% of people in Hobart volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit stands out in a city where far fewer people provide unpaid care or housework compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.6% of people pitching in. This is well above the 18.0% 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 much lower than most areas. Only 6.8% of people provide unpaid care, while those doing unpaid childcare (10.7%) or 15+ hours of housework (10.4%) are far below state and national figures.
6.8% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.7% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.4% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
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.
About 2.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60276/hobart/topic/community