6.0% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lileah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lileah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Lileah and the rest of the country when it comes to community roles. While only 6% of people volunteer, which is far below the Tasmanian figure, the area has a very high rate of people providing unpaid care for children and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far below the 18% seen across Tasmania and well below the national average of 14.1%. This is among the lowest levels of volunteering for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family duties are common here, as 41.8% of people care for children unpaid, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with a high rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 14.9% providing other unpaid care.
14.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.8% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 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 Lileah than in most other areas, with 4.5% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Lileah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60339/lileah/topic/community