17.6% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waratah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Waratah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid care in Waratah compared to the rest of the country. While 17.6% of the community volunteer, the area stands out most for its high rates of caregiving and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.6% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While much fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, the 17.6% who provide unpaid care is well above the national figure of 11.9%. Housework for 15 hours or more is a little below the state average at 19.8%.
17.6% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.7% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.9% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60717/waratah/topic/community