13.0% ▼ -34.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northdown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Northdown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of former service members stands out in Northdown, where 7.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. While military service is common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent than in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Tasmanian figure of 18%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 25.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, a figure well above the national average. Around 12.2% provide unpaid care, while 23.9% care for children unpaid.
12.2% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
The 7.1% of residents who served in the Defence Force is among the highest for its level and well above the 2.8% national figure.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Northdown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60463/northdown/topic/community