21.9% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Swan Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people get involved in their community in Swan Point than in most similar areas. About 22% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.9% of people giving their time. This is well above both the Tasmanian rate of 18% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A far higher proportion of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in most other areas, reaching 32.8%. Meanwhile, those providing general unpaid care or caring for children are around the middle for the state and nation.
12.5% ▲ +57.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.8% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 32.8%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 4.1% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Swan Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60659/swan-point/topic/community