15.9% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kaoota · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kaoota
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of residents in Kaoota provide unpaid child care, which is well above the figures for both Tasmania and Australia. This high level of family support is a standout feature for the area, alongside a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people here volunteer their time. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, though it is a little below the Tasmanian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 29.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is much higher than most areas, and the 15.9% who provide general unpaid care are well above the national figure.
15.9% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 8.6% of the population. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
8.6%
Higher than 93% 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 Kaoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60295/kaoota/topic/community