32.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marrawah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marrawah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community contribution define Marrawah compared to most similar areas. About 32.3% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that sits far above both the Tasmanian and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in three people here volunteers, which is far above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents take on a heavy load of unpaid work, with 34.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a high 17.3% of people providing unpaid care, which is well above the Tasmanian average.
17.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 34.6%
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 result that is lower than most areas and well below the 4.0% for 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 Marrawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60385/marrawah/topic/community