22.3% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Margate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Margate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving their time to others is a common part of life in Margate, where 22.3% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area stands out for its high levels of unpaid care and community support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in most other areas, with 22.3% of people giving their time, which is well above the 18% seen across Tasmania.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, with 36.3% of people caring for children—far above the Tasmanian figure of 25.6%. This is consistent with more people doing 15 or more hours of housework than in most other areas.
13.5% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.3% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.2% of residents having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Margate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60382/margate/topic/community