29.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merseylea · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Merseylea
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Merseylea volunteer their time, reflecting a community where residents are far more active in unpaid work than in other parts of the country. This spirit of contribution is seen across the board, from local volunteering to high rates of people helping out at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 30% of residents volunteer, a figure far above the Tasmanian rate of 18% and the national average of 14.1%. This level of participation is much higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Daily home life involves a lot of unpaid effort, with 33.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. More people here also provide unpaid childcare (27.8%) compared to the rest of Australia, though the rate of general unpaid care is a little below the state average at 11.1%.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 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 strong history of military service is evident in Merseylea, where 11.1% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure of 2.8% and among the highest rates for areas of this size.
11.1%
Higher than 98% 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 Merseylea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60399/merseylea/topic/community