23.7% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weetah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Weetah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have remained a strong part of local life in Weetah. Nearly one in four people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This highlights a community where residents are much more likely to give their time to others compared to most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.7% of residents in Weetah volunteer, a figure that is well above the 18% seen across Tasmania.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 15.3% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national average—a higher than usual 27.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. Unpaid care for others is slightly lower than most areas at 10.2%.
10.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
No one in Weetah has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 4%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Weetah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60727/weetah/topic/community