29.0% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodbridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodbridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has grown significantly in Woodbridge, with 29% of residents now volunteering. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and shows a strong local commitment to helping others. Most people here are active in their community through unpaid work or care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 3 in 10 people volunteer here, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Tasmanian rate of 18%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Woodbridge, where 32.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the national average. This is consistent with more people providing unpaid care and looking after children compared to most areas.
14.2% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.2% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 32.2%
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.
About 3.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Woodbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60763/woodbridge/topic/community