16.3% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pelverata · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pelverata
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Pelverata involves a high level of unpaid work and a strong history of military service. While about 16.3% of people volunteer, the area stands out for the large number of residents who manage home and care duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.3% of people giving their time. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, though slightly lower than the Tasmania average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 30.0% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with 15.0% of people providing unpaid care, a rate well above the Australian average.
15.0% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most other areas. About 6.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Pelverata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60500/pelverata/topic/community