14.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Robigana · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Robigana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high share of former Defence Force members is the most striking feature of community life in Robigana. While the area has a strong record of military service, fewer people are involved in unpaid childcare compared to state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people volunteer here, which is lower than in most similar areas and well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 16.0% of people provide unpaid childcare—a figure far below the national average—a much higher share of residents (31.9%) spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
10.6% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.0% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.9% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 31.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 7.9% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
7.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Robigana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60558/robigana/topic/community