7.1% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whitefoord · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Whitefoord
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap separates Whitefoord from the rest of the state when it comes to helping others, with a very high number of people providing unpaid care. While few residents volunteer, around 31% of the community looks after someone in need. This makes it one of the most active areas for unpaid care in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.1% of people here volunteer, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 18% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 31% of people providing support, far above the national figure of 11.9%. However, this is not driven by childcare, as the 9.5% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the Australian average.
31.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.5% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
No one in Whitefoord has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the 4% seen across Tasmania.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Whitefoord [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60751/whitefoord/topic/community