17.0% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Longford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Longford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 23.6% of people in Longford provide unpaid childcare, the most common form of community contribution in the area. This reflects a community where many residents balance their time between family responsibilities, local volunteering, and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% but slightly lower than the Tasmanian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.3% of people providing care and 22.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is a little above the Australian figure.
12.3% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5% of Longford residents having served.
5.0%
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 Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60350/longford/topic/community