# Community Participation — Stonor

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Stonor (Suburb / Locality)

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.

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 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%.

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.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 8.8% | — |
| People providing unpaid care | 20.6% | — |
| People caring for children unpaid | 38.2% | — |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 8.3% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 38.2% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60640/stonor/topic/community