26.4% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodsdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodsdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Woodsdale volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is much higher than in most similar areas. Residents here are also more likely to provide unpaid care for others compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Woodsdale, where 20.8% of people provide unpaid care, well above the national figure. This is consistent with 34.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above most areas.
20.8% ▲ +81.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.7% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 34.7%
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 Woodsdale has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and well below the 4.0% 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 Woodsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60765/woodsdale/topic/community