33.0% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weymouth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Weymouth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A third of people in Weymouth volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is much more common than in most other areas. This spirit of giving is reflected in a high rate of volunteering, though the area has far fewer people caring for children unpaid than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33% of residents volunteer, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 18% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 18% of people care for children unpaid—well below the national figure—around 28% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above most areas. General unpaid care is provided by 13% of residents, which is about the same as across Tasmania.
13.0% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.0% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 areas, with 5.1% of people having served in the Defence Force, a figure a little above both the state and national levels.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Weymouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60748/weymouth/topic/community