26.2% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leith · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Leith
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement set Leith apart from similar areas. A striking 26.2% of people volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of giving extends to unpaid care and military service across the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and far above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 20.8% provide unpaid care—one of the highest rates for areas of this size. This is well above the national figure of 11.9%, and 28.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
20.8% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Leith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60329/leith/topic/community