36.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Selbourne · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Selbourne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Selbourne give their time to others than in most similar areas. Nearly 37% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the Tasmanian and national averages. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the strong number of people providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.7% of people helping out. This is far above the 18% seen across Tasmania and 14.1% for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare or housework compared to the state and nation, 21.7% of residents provide other types of unpaid care. This is well above the national figure of 11.9%.
21.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the 4% found across Tasmania.
0.0%
Lower 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 Selbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60594/selbourne/topic/community