25.6% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Hobart · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Hobart
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most other areas, with West Hobart standing out for its high level of community involvement. About 25.6% of residents give their time to others, a figure that is far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people here volunteer, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and 11 points higher than the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children and general caregiving are around the middle for similar areas, though 18.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much lower than most areas.
12.3% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 West Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60732/west-hobart/topic/community