27.2% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stanley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stanley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Stanley, where over a quarter of residents volunteer their time. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure, making it one of the most active areas for unpaid work in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.2% of people helping out. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 22.1% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure, a higher than usual 27.6% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Meanwhile, those providing general unpaid care stand at 11.2%, which is a little below the state average.
11.2% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.9% of residents having served. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Stanley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60635/stanley/topic/community