21.1% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wattle Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wattle Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Wattle Hill are stepping up to help others compared to most of the country. About 21.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of helping extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are far more common than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of people giving their time. This is well above the 18% seen across Tasmania and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Wattle Hill. Around 33.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the national average, while 20.4% provide unpaid care, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size.
20.4% ▲ +93.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.8% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 33.8%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas. About 6.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Wattle Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60723/wattle-hill/topic/community