65.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 85.7%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Poatina · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Poatina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 65.6% of people in Poatina volunteer, putting this area among the highest for community spirit in the country. This strong local engagement is seen across the board, with many residents also dedicating significant time to unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 65.6% of people helping out. This is far above the Tasmania figure of 18.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more common than in most areas, including 33.3% of people caring for children. Rates for providing general unpaid care (18.3%) and doing over 15 hours of housework (29.0%) are also well above national and state figures.
18.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
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: 41.4%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
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.
Defence service is more frequent here than in most similar areas, with 4.4% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8% and about the same as the Tasmanian figure.
4.4%
Higher than 76% 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 Poatina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60509/poatina/topic/community