19.8% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Molesworth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Molesworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Molesworth is marked by a strong commitment to helping others, with nearly 20% of people volunteering. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Residents are also more likely to provide unpaid care and housework compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Tasmanian average of 18.0% and well above the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This sits alongside a higher than usual 15.1% of residents who provide unpaid care.
15.1% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, reaching 4.7%.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Molesworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60410/molesworth/topic/community