42.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weegena · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Weegena
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 42.5% of people in Weegena volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen across various forms of unpaid work and service. The area is marked by strong local contributions and a high rate of former defence personnel.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 42.5% of residents helping out. This is far above the 18.0% seen in Tasmania and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare (18.8%) compared to the rest of the country, more residents do other unpaid work. This includes 26.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 15.0% providing general unpaid care, both figures well above the national average.
15.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 6.1% of the population. This is much higher than most other similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
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 Weegena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60726/weegena/topic/community