12.3% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maydena · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maydena
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Maydena are involved in volunteering and unpaid care compared to previous years. Only 12.3% of residents now volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This trend of lower participation extends across housework and caregiving roles as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 12.3% of people helping out. This is well below the Tasmania figure of 18% and a little below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less frequent in Maydena than in other areas. Only 16% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
10.4% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.0% ▼ -40.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.7%, this is lower than most areas and a little below the Tasmanian figure of 4%.
1.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Maydena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60389/maydena/topic/community