25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Promised Land · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Promised Land
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of residents in Promised Land now volunteer, marking a significant increase in community involvement since 2011. This area stands out for its high rates of unpaid work and a strong history of military service. It is much more active in these areas than the typical Tasmanian or Australian community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people here volunteers, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and far above the national rate of 14.1%.
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—a figure far above the 20.7% seen across Australia. Another 29.2% provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the state average.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 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.
Military service is notably high in Promised Land, where 13.6% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is far above the national figure of 2.8%.
13.6%
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 Promised Land [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60523/promised-land/topic/community