28.9% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Howth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Howth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Howth contribute their time to the community than in most similar areas. Nearly 29% of residents volunteer, a figure far above the national rate of 14.1%. This strong tendency toward unpaid work extends to both local volunteering and home life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.9% of people helping out. This is far above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work at home is a major feature of life in Howth, where 44.4% of people care for children and 33.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures far above the national average. In contrast, the 8.9% who provide other unpaid care is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%.
8.9% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
44.4% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 6.8% of residents having served. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.8%
Higher than 89% 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).
More for Howth
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Howth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60282/howth/topic/community