20.8% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Loira · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Loira
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service defines Loira, where the community is far more likely to volunteer than people across the country. About 20.8% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.8% of people helping out. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the 18% seen across Tasmania.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major commitment for 30.8% of residents, a figure far above the national average. This stands in contrast to child care, as the 20.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure.
12.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 30.8%
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.
Military service is more common in Loira than in most other areas, with 4.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
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 Loira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60347/loira/topic/community