19.0% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ulverstone · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ulverstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people have served in the Defence Force in Ulverstone than in most similar areas, with 4.4% of residents having this experience. The community is active in other ways too, with a strong showing in unpaid care and volunteering compared to the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure and well above the Australian rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 13.9% of residents helping others. Meanwhile, 23.3% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little above the national figure.
13.9% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 4.4% of residents who served in the Defence Force is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60702/ulverstone/topic/community