15.4% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mawbanna · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mawbanna
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines community life in Mawbanna, where 18.5% of residents provide unpaid care. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 11.9%. It is a place where looking after others is a prominent part of daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people in Mawbanna volunteer, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 33.8% of people caring for children—well above the 26.3% national average. While many residents provide this care, only 13.8% spend 15 or more hours on housework, which is well below both state and national figures.
18.5% ▲ +171.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.8% ▼ -53.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
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.
Military service is much more common in Mawbanna than in most areas. Those who served in the Defence Force make up 6.3% of the population, well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Mawbanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60387/mawbanna/topic/community