14.4% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Railton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Railton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of former service members distinguishes Railton, where 4.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. While military service is more common here than across Australia, fewer people take part in volunteering compared to other Tasmanian towns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common in Railton than in most similar areas, with 14.4% of people helping out. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%, though it is about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. However, the 23.3% of people providing unpaid childcare is well below the Australian average.
12.1% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.1%
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 areas. At 4.9%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Railton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60533/railton/topic/community