25.4% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Stuart · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Stuart
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Mount Stuart, where over a quarter of the population volunteers. This rate is far above the national figure and well above the rest of Tasmania, marking the area as a hub of community activity.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.4% of residents here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 26.4%, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 12.9% of people provide unpaid care, while the 20.5% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework is a little below the state average.
12.9% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
Defence service is common for the area's level, with 3.0% of residents having served, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
3.0%
Higher 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 Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60434/mount-stuart/topic/community