14.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Round Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Round Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of veterans than the national figure live in Round Hill, where 5.5% of people have served in the Defence Force. While military service is common, other forms of community contribution like volunteering are less frequent than in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 18.0% and lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (23.4%) and general unpaid care (11.7%) are both lower than most areas. However, 25.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
11.7% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
Defence service is a notable feature of the area, with 5.5% of people having served, a little above the rates for both Tasmania and Australia.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Round Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60577/round-hill/topic/community