13.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Pine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Pine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 35% of residents in West Pine perform 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This is far above the national figure, highlighting a community where a large number of people take on significant domestic and caregiving roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 13.7% of people helping out. This is well below the Tasmania figure of 18.0%, though it sits about the same as the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common in West Pine, with 18.8% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure. This is alongside a high rate of unpaid housework, though the 23.9% of people caring for children is a little below the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
18.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 35.0%
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 3.5% of the population having served. This is about the same as the rates seen across Tasmania and the rest of Australia.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Pine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60738/west-pine/topic/community