16.2% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Romaine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Romaine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Romaine involves a high level of family support and community effort. About 28.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most other areas. This focus on home and family is balanced by a steady number of people giving their time to volunteer and those who have served in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of people in Romaine volunteer, a figure that is a little above the national average but slightly lower than the Tasmanian rate of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is a key feature here, with 28.6% of people caring for children unpaid, which is a little above both state and national figures. Meanwhile, 13.3% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, and 21.9% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
13.3% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.7% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure and around the middle for similar areas.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Romaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60566/romaine/topic/community