25.5% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tomahawk · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tomahawk
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Tomahawk compared to the rest of the country. Over a quarter of the community gives their time to others, which is well above the state and national figures. This spirit of service is also seen in the local veteran population.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.5% of residents pitching in. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon in Tomahawk, where only 5.5% of people provide such support, well below the national figure. Similarly, the 7.3% of people caring for children unpaid is among the lowest for this level.
5.5% ▼ -47.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.3% ▼ -65.5%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
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. About 5.7% of residents have served, which is a little above both the Tasmanian and national figures.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Tomahawk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60683/tomahawk/topic/community