Interlaken · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Interlaken

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A far higher proportion of people provide unpaid care in Interlaken than in most other areas, with 23.8% of the population helping out. This is the standout feature of the community's participation, though other forms of volunteering and service are less common.

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📍 Interlaken, Suburb / Locality

Where Interlaken sits — Volunteers

14.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Interlaken — lower than 69% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Interlaken14.3%
7030, TAS 10.5%
Tasmania 18.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 14.3% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure but well below the 18.0% seen across Tasmania.

14.3%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While unpaid care is very common, there are no people in the area providing unpaid childcare or doing more than 15 hours of housework, both of which are far below state and national levels.

23.8%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the 4.0% average for Tasmania.

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 Interlaken [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60287/interlaken/topic/community