21.4% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lanena · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lanena
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people contribute their time to the community in Lanena than in most similar areas. A striking 21.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of service extends to a high number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.4% of people giving their time. This is well above both the Tasmanian rate of 18% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Lanena, where 15.4% of people provide care and 32.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the national average, though the 21.4% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
15.4% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.8% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 32.8%
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 this area, with 10.4% of people having served. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
10.4%
Higher than 97% 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 Lanena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60318/lanena/topic/community