0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Uxbridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Uxbridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 39% of people in Uxbridge spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. While many residents provide unpaid care and support at home, very few take part in formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Uxbridge are among the lowest for similar areas, at 0%. This is far below the Tasmanian figure of 18% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29% of people providing care and 38.7% doing heavy housework, both far above the national figures. However, those caring for children unpaid (22.6%) are well below the national average of 26.3%.
29.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
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 more common in Uxbridge than in most areas, with 8.8% of people having served. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
8.8%
Higher than 93% 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 Uxbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60712/uxbridge/topic/community