16.2% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Ulverstone · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Ulverstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in West Ulverstone have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of residents having done so. The community shows a strong commitment to supporting others through various unpaid roles. These contributions range from formal volunteering to caring for family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of residents volunteer their time. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, though it sits a little below the Tasmanian average of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care, which is higher than most areas. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below both the state and national figures at 22.3%.
14.3% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, reaching 3.6%. This is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60742/west-ulverstone/topic/community