12.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Malbina · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Malbina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Malbina have served in the Defence Force, a figure far above the national average. While veterans are common here, the area sees much lower rates of general volunteering than other similar places. Many residents are also heavily involved in unpaid domestic work and child care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the national average. This is consistent with the 28.8% of people who provide unpaid child care, which is higher than most areas.
12.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
A striking 19.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest for its level and far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
19.7%
Higher 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 Malbina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60379/malbina/topic/community