13.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paloona · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Paloona
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 17.2% of people in Paloona have served in the Defence Force, which is far above the national figure. While military service is common, other forms of community contribution vary, with a very high proportion of residents performing unpaid housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average but well below the Tasmanian rate of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 37.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 33.3% caring for children, both far above national and state figures. In contrast, the 8.3% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
8.3% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 37.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 17.2% of the population, a rate that is far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
17.2%
Higher than 99% 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 Paloona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60487/paloona/topic/community