14.6% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kelso · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kelso
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than eight per cent of people in Kelso have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This strong military connection sits alongside a community where many people provide unpaid care, though far fewer residents look after children compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 14.6% of people volunteer, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is very rare here, at just 12.3%, which is far below the national figure. However, 14.6% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, and 24.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the Australian average.
14.6% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 very common in Kelso, with 8.3% of people having served. This is well above the 4.0% seen across Tasmania and the 2.8% national average.
8.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Kelso [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60300/kelso/topic/community