17.9% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Levendale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Levendale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local residents in Levendale contribute heavily to their community through unpaid work and service. While volunteering rates are typical, a remarkably high number of people spend significant time on housework and care duties. This spirit of service extends to the military, with a high proportion of residents having served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of people in Levendale volunteer their time. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the Tasmanian figure, though it is well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. This is consistent with the area having a higher rate of unpaid caregivers (15.2%) than most other places.
15.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 31.3%
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 more common in Levendale than in most other areas. About 6.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Levendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60333/levendale/topic/community