19.5% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tranmere · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tranmere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual in similar areas provide unpaid childcare in Tranmere (Tas.), where 29.6% of residents do so. This high level of family support is paired with a strong volunteering rate and a notable number of veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (19.5%) volunteer here, which is a little above the Tasmania figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 29.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well above both state and national figures—those providing other unpaid care are fewer than in most areas, at 11.6%.
11.6% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 4.1% of the population being veterans.
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 Tranmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60686/tranmere/topic/community