8.9% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lawitta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lawitta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few things have shifted in Lawitta's community habits, but the area stands out for its high levels of unpaid work. While only 8.9% of people volunteer, many residents spend a significant amount of time caring for others and managing the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. Only 8.9% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents do a lot of unpaid work, with 27.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with 15.3% of people providing unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas.
15.3% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 3.7% of the population. This is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Lawitta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60323/lawitta/topic/community