23.1% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Marys · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Marys
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 23.1% of people in St Marys (Tas.) volunteer their time. This strong community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are far more likely to help out in their spare time than those in the rest of the state or country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.1% of residents pitching in, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and much higher than the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While few people care for children unpaid (17.3%), many others take on heavy domestic roles. This is seen in the 29.7% who do over 15 hours of housework weekly and the 15.9% providing unpaid care, both of which are much higher than most areas.
15.9% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.3% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is more common here than in most other areas, with 4.5% of the population having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60634/st-marys/topic/community