22.8% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Kentish · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Kentish
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in West Kentish give their time as volunteers, creating a community that is far more active in helping others than most Australian areas. This spirit of service is a standout feature of daily life here, as local participation levels sit well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.8% of residents helping out. This is well above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and far exceeds the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 14.0% of people provide some form of unpaid care—slightly above the national figure—far fewer residents care for children unpaid (17.6%) compared to the same age groups in most other areas. Around 23.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is a little above the Australian average.
14.0% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 4.0% seen across Tasmania and the 2.8% national figure.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Kentish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60733/west-kentish/topic/community