15.7% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Huonville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Huonville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small gap separates Huonville from the national average in community roles, with 4.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force. While many locals contribute to their community, volunteering rates here are a little below the Tasmanian figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people in Huonville volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the state figure of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework and childcare roles are common, with 23.4% of people doing over 15 hours of unpaid housework and 27.0% caring for children unpaid, both slightly above the state and national averages.
12.1% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is more common here than in most areas, with 4.1% of the population having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Huonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60285/huonville/topic/community