33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weldborough · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Weldborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Weldborough than across the rest of the country. One in three residents gives their time to help others, a figure that is far above the national rate of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.3% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 10.0% of residents provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—more people do significant housework. About 26.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid home tasks, which is well above the Australian average.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.0% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 Weldborough has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is lower than most areas and well below the 4.0% seen across Tasmania.
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 Weldborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60728/weldborough/topic/community