29.1% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pegarah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pegarah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Pegarah than in the rest of the country, with 29.1% of residents giving their time. This strong spirit of contribution is matched by a high rate of unpaid work and care within the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 30% of residents are volunteers, a figure that is far above the 18% seen across Tasmania and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 30.8% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far above the national figure. This is consistent with other care roles, as 33.3% provide unpaid childcare and 14.5% provide other unpaid care, both of which are higher than most areas.
14.5% ▲ +99.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% ▲ +54.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 30.8%
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.
About 4.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Pegarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60498/pegarah/topic/community