8.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stonor · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stonor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid support and service in Stonor than in most similar areas. While very few residents volunteer, the community has a remarkably high rate of people caring for children and family members at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.8% of people volunteer here, which is well below both the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Stonor, with 38.2% of people caring for children and another 38.2% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. These figures are far above the national averages of 26.3% and 20.7%. General unpaid care is also well above the national figure, at 20.6%.
20.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 38.2%
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.
The area has a strong connection to the military, with 8.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
8.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Stonor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60640/stonor/topic/community