19.8% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Staverton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Staverton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in five people in Staverton volunteer their time, showing a strong local commitment to community work. This is well above the national figure, which stands at 14.1%. The area also sees a high level of unpaid care and support within households.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of housework is seen alongside a much higher rate of people providing unpaid care compared to most areas.
16.3% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
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 4.6% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Staverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60636/staverton/topic/community