16.5% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Hicks · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Hicks
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of residents in Mount Hicks do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework a week, which is far above the national figure. This community shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and care, though volunteering rates sit closer to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is a little above the Australian average but slightly below the Tasmanian rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above both the state and national figures. This trend extends to care, as 27.1% look after children and 14.8% provide other unpaid care, both of which are higher than in most areas.
14.8% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.7% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 33.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Mount Hicks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60428/mount-hicks/topic/community