11.1% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macquarie Plains · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Macquarie Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.1% of people in Macquarie Plains volunteer, which is well below both the state and national figures. While unpaid childcare is more common here than in most other areas, general community involvement and military service are notably low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than in most similar areas, with only 11.1% of residents helping out, compared to 18.0% across Tasmania.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a common unpaid role here, with 27.8% of people caring for children, which is a little above the national figure. Other forms of unpaid care are less frequent, as 11.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little below the state average.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the 4.0% seen across Tasmania.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Macquarie Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60377/macquarie-plains/topic/community