20.3% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Launceston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Launceston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in West Launceston volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work across several areas, including a higher-than-usual proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.3% of residents are volunteers, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 26.9% of people looking after children, while around 11.9% provide other unpaid care and 21.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.9% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 other areas, with 3.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60734/west-launceston/topic/community